Ethics for biomedical engineers /

Ethics for biomedical engineers /

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Imprint:	New York : Springer, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	Bioethics. Biomedical Engineering -- ethics. Decision Making. Ethics, Medical. Medical ethics. Bioethics. Biomedical engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. Bioethics. Medical ethics. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9851169

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Other authors / contributors:	Foo, Jong Yong Abdiel.
ISBN:	9781461469131 (electronic bk.) 1461469139 (electronic bk.) 9781461469124 1461469120
Notes:	Includes index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Over the last few decades, there are increasing public awareness of adverse events involving engineering failures that not only led to monetary losses but also more importantly, human injuries and deaths. Whilst it is vital for an engineering professional or student to acquire the necessary technical knowledge and skills in their respective field, they must also understand the ethical essences that are relevant to their profession. Engineering professionals like biomedical engineers, need to appreciate the fundamentals of best practices and recognise how any derivation from such practices can have undesirable impacts on human lives. Through this book, it is hoped that readers would draw the relevance between the study of ethics and biomedical engineering. The book would be a useful source and reference for college-level and university-level students. Moreover, the contents are written so as to also provide valuable insights even for existing biomedical engineers and those enrolled in continual engineering education program. The following aspects of biomedical engineering are covered in the book: § Research and clinical studies involving medical devices. § Working in a healthcare establishment. § Developing and servicing medical instrumentations. § Choice of biomaterials to develop implants. § Performing statistical analyses and data mining.
Other form:	Print version: Foo, Jong Yong Abdiel, author. Ethics for biomedical engineers 9781461469124

Table of Contents:

Preface
Ethical practices and engineering
Ethics & biomedical engineering practice & research: origins of principles & consent
Ethical considerations in clinical engineering
Ethics of biomaterials for implants
Ethics and data mining in biomedical engineering
Whistle blowing: an option or an obligation?
Index.