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Bioethics

Bioethics

Jorge E. Monzon
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 40
ISBN13: 9781466601222|ISBN10: 1466601221|EISBN13: 9781466601239
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0122-2.ch005
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Monzon, Jorge E. "Bioethics." Handbook of Research on Biomedical Engineering Education and Advanced Bioengineering Learning: Interdisciplinary Concepts, edited by Ziad O. Abu-Faraj, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 198-237. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0122-2.ch005

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Monzon, J. E. (2012). Bioethics. In Z. Abu-Faraj (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Biomedical Engineering Education and Advanced Bioengineering Learning: Interdisciplinary Concepts (pp. 198-237). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0122-2.ch005

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Monzon, Jorge E. "Bioethics." In Handbook of Research on Biomedical Engineering Education and Advanced Bioengineering Learning: Interdisciplinary Concepts, edited by Ziad O. Abu-Faraj, 198-237. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0122-2.ch005

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Abstract

Bioethics, or ethics of life, is the study of the human moral behavior in the fields of life sciences and healthcare. As a branch of applied ethics, bioethics integrates studies in the areas of biology, medicine, ecology, and social, human, and legal issues. In this chapter, the evolution of morality along history is briefly described. The different disciplines of ethics, with emphasis on the accepted principles of biomedical ethics in modern times, are presented. Additionally, the merging of moral dilemmas to current multidisciplinary teams of biologists and engineers performing in health care settings is analyzed. Moreover, the contents of a simple program of bioethics education are outlined, calling attention to the evaluation of the moral development of biomedical engineers. At the end of the chapter, a list of societies and organizations of bioethics around the world is intended to guide the interested reader further into the field of Bioethics.

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