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The Rhetoric of Biomedical Ethics

PWR 1ST - Winter 2014 - Instructor: Starkman, R.
Last Updated: 23-Mar-2014

A guide to resources for PWR 1ST: The Rhetoric of Biomedical Ethics.
When does life begin? When should it end? What is the role of medicine, and how should humans practice it? How should we approach this science? How should we teach it? What should the medicine strive to accomplish—and what shouldn't it? These are some of the core questions of biomedicine, the study of human healthcare and science.

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Background and reference sources

Article resources

Use these resources to search for articles on your topic.

Academic search premier [electronic resource].
Ipswich, MA : EBSCO Pub.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Use "Choose Databases" to selected multiple databases for broad coverage of your topic. Try Academic Search Premier and Medline and CINAHL and Family & Society Studies for example.
MEDLINE [electronic resource].
[S.l.] : National Library of Medicine
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Choose the EBSCO electronic version for ease of use. Search for articles on medical research ethics including embryo research, stem cell research, tissue engineering, tissue generation, transplant and organ donation, trans-species transplantation, xenotransplantation. Use medical and pharmacology terminology.
ProQuest. Research library [electronic resource].
[Ann Arbor, Mich.] : ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Broad coverage of scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines. Includes links to full-text articles.
Web of science core collection.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Use this source to search for recently published scientific papers and those papers that are the most heavily cited by other researchers.

Use Searchworks to find books

Suggested keyword and subject terms to use in Searchworks to find print and e-books.

Keywords:

ethics research

ethical implications research -- use topics on the left to limit further such as: Medical ethics, Medical genetics, Aging

ethical research -- use topics on the left to limit futher such as: Medicine, Animal Welfare, Children, Stem Cells

 

Subject Terms:

Medical Ethics

Genetic Engineering-Ethics

Biomedical Research-Ethics

Books

Death, dying, and organ transplantation [electronic resource] : reconstructing medical ethics at the end of life / Franklin G. Miller and Robert D. Truog.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Ethics for bioengineers [electronic resource] / Monique Frize.
San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool, c2012.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Medical ethics [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Tony Hope.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2004.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Methods in medical ethics [electronic resource] : critical perspectives / Tom Tomlinson.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Progress in bioethics : science, policy, and politics / edited by Jonathan D. Moreno and Sam Berger.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010.
SAL1&2 (on-campus shelving) » Stacks » R724 .P736 2010

Selected Websites

The American Journal of Bioethics

Founded in 1999 as a publication of MIT Press, today AJOB is owned and published in print and online by Taylor & Francis Group. The Editor in Chief is David Magnus of Stanford University.
AJOB Weekly News is a weekly email about the latest news in the bioethics world.

Genetics and Public Policy Center

Johns Hopkins University, Berman Institute of Bioethics

Hastings Center - Bioethics and Public Policy

The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969. The Center's mission is to address fundamental ethical issues in the areas of health, medicine, and the environment as they affect individuals, communities, and societies.

Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA), National Institutes of Health

The NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) promotes science, safety, and ethics in biotechnology through advancement of knowledge, enhancement of public understanding, and development of sound public policies.