Three Ethical Case Studies What’s a Pharmacy to Do? A Tale of Two Hospitals No Bloody Way! Owen Heisler MD MSc MBA FRCSC FACS FACPE CHE CPE Submitted as a Fellowship Project for the Canadian College of Health Service Executives HEISLER CCHSE FELLOWSHIP PAPER 3 Table of Contents Introduction Relevance to Medical Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Philosophy and Ethics – My Bias and Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Project Proposal Outline Health Services Management Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ethics Case 1: What’s a Pharmacy to Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ethics Case 2: A Tale of Two Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ethics Case 3: No Bloody Way! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ethics Case ...

 

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Case studies in pharmacy ethics
Robert M. VeatcheAmy Haddad

QV21/V394c/2008 E0011532 j Pharmacists face ethical choices constantly - sometimes dramatic life-and-death decisions, but more often subtle, less conspicuous choices that are nonetheless important. Among the topics confronted are assisted suicide, conscientious refusal, pain management, equitable distribution of drug resources within institutions and managed care plans, confidentiality, and alternative and non-traditional therapies. Veatch and Haddad's book, first published in 1999, was the first collection of case studies based on the real experiences of practicing pharmacists, for use as a teaching tool for pharmacy students. The ...