The Unethical American Healthcare System: Sicko (2007)
When teaching about healthcare systems, and particularly, the American healthcare system, the documentary film, Sicko, released in 2007 during the second Bush era, is an excellent start. As a healthcare ethics film, Sicko falls squarely into the “Justice
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Healthcare Ethics on Film A Guide for Medical Educators
Healthcare Ethics on Film
M. Sara Rosenthal
Healthcare Ethics on Film A Guide for Medical Educators
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M. Sara Rosenthal Program for Bioethics, Departments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Behavioral Science University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA Markey Cancer Center Oncology Ethics Program University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-48817-8 ISBN 978-3-030-48818-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48818-5
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To my maternal grandparents, Jacob Lander, M.D. (1910–1989), who would have especially loved the film, The Doctor; and Clara Lander, Ph.D. (1916–1978), a scholar on plague literature, who would have especially loved the film, Contagion.
Preface
The Marriage of Healthcare Ethics and Film Healthcare ethics issues generally deal with healthcare delivery and healthcare access as a subset of societal “goods.” They may be entangled with wider social and political problems, such as discrimination and distributive justice issues; more organizational systems problems due to organizational decision making, leadership, and policies; or professionalism and other behaviors, which then interferes with the overall delivery of health care to patients. Healthcare ethics dilemmas and clinical ethics dilemmas are distinct. Clinical ethics dilemmas deal with more direct healthcare provider–patient issues, or “bedside” issues that comprise end-of-life care; decision-making capacity issues; weighing therapeutic benefits against risks and side effects; clinical trials and experimental therapies. These topics are covered in my previous w
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