Chapter 1: Bioethics Beyond Altruism -- Part I Stem Cells -- Chapter 2: Dead human bodies and embryos: Commonalities and disparities in ethical debate -- Chapter 3: The immortal life of ethics? The alienation of body tissue, ethics and the informed consent procedure within induced pluripotent stem cell research -- Chapter 4: On the everyday ethics of stem cell therapies in India -- Part II Assi…
Part 1, Introduction -- Chapter 1:Crossing boundaries: Quality in care transitions?; Karina Aase, Lene Schibevaag and Justin Waring -- Chapter 2: Studying complex care transitions from a qualitative perspective; Kristin A. Laugaland, Dagrunn N Dyrstad, Karina Aase -- Chapter 3: Studying complex care transitions from a quantitative perspective; Line Kildal Bragstad, Christina Foss -- Part 2, Pat…
1.Introduction: where great need meets great uncertainty -- 2. Understanding innovation & the problem of technology adoption -- 3. A history of deep brain stimulation -- 4. Multidisciplinary teamwork -- 5. Body work & space -- 6. Managing expectations, aligning futures -- 7. Measuring clinical outcomes -- 8. Towards patient-centred platforms.This book draws on medical sociology and science and …
Chapter 1: Setting the Scene by Elizabeth Ettorre, Ellen Annandale, Vanessa M. Hildebrand, and Ana Porroche-Escudero -- Chapter 2: Society differentiation & globalisation by Ellen Annandale -- Chapter 3: Self, normativity & embodiment by Elizabeth Ettorre -- Chapter 4: Production Reproduction & Consumption by Ellen Annandale -- Chapter 5: Kinship, Blood and Alliances by Ana Porroche-Escuder…
This book provides a unique and innovative perspective on the controversial phenomenon of ‘stem cell tourism’. A growing number of patients are embarking on stem cell treatments that are clinically unproven and yet available in clinics and hospitals around the world. The authors offer a cutting-edge multi-dimensional perspective on this complex and rapidly changing phenomenon, including an …