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Bioethics for clinicians: Jewish bioethics

Primary Author: Gary Goldsand, University of Toronto

Article from the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The article covers different approaches to Jewish legal and ethical thinking, common ways in which Judaism might affect health care decisions, practical measures to consider when caring for Jewish patients, and provides an example case.

Date Last Modified 01/23/2001 Article, Case example/study

Bioethics for clinicians: Protestant bioethics

Primary Author: Merril Pauls, Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

Article from the CMAJ (the Canadian Medical Association) that provides an overview of common Protestant beliefs and highlights concepts that are particularly relevant to bioethics. Contains a few example cases.

Date Last Modified 02/05/2002 Article, Case example/study

Chapter 3: Spirituality in the Care of the Aging and Dying

Primary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

This chapter from the book "Pain Management at the End of Life" is available for download as a pdf from the Hospice Foundation of American for $2.50. In it Dr. Puchalski differentiates physical pain from spiritual suffering and discusses how the two oftentimes combine at the end of life.

Date Last Modified 12/31/2006 Report/Document/Book chapter

ChiPPS Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter Issue #10: Spirituality and Pediatric Palliative Care

Primary Author: National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

This issue of the Children's Project on Palliative/Hospice Services (ChiPPS) Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter focuses on Spirituality and Pediatric Palliative Care.

Articles include:

- Struggles with God by Lisa Buell
- The Importance of Meaning-Making: Where Spirituality and Grief Intersect by Elizabeth A. Keene Reder, MA, CT
- Spiritual Care of Children with Life-Limiting Illness by Paul Thayer, DMin
- When a Child Dies: Spiritual Struggles and Solace by Beth Seyda

Date Last Modified 02/01/2008 Report/Document/Book chapter, Article

ChiPPS Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter Issue #11: Spirituality and Pediatric Palliative Care

Primary Author: National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

This issue of the Children's Project on Palliative/Hospice Services (ChiPPS) Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter focuses on Spirituality and Pediatric Palliative Care.

Articles include:

- Faith & Family: Religious Rituals when a Baby or Child is Dying by Ann Fitzsimons
- The Spirituality of Compassionate Presence by Mark Power, BCC
- Faith Communities: A Hand of Mercy by Randy Johnson, M.Div.
- Assessing Cultural and Religious Diversity in Pediatric Palliative Care by Rev. Paula J. Teague, D.Min., BCC, ACPE, CPE Supervisor

Date Last Modified 05/01/2008 Report/Document/Book chapter, Article