My colleagues and i in birmingham are always on the lookout for an undergraduate textbook for our medical students which was why i agreed to review this book by and large it is pitched at an undergraduate audience and covers many of the areas that one might expect to find in a uk undergraduate medical course consent making decisions for the incompetent end of life issues beginning of . Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 212k or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Practical decision making in health care ethics cases and concepts 3ed virtue theoretic approach to decision making in healthcare ethics i would not recommend this book for those wanting to learn about the concepts and principles of healthcare ethics although it may be a valuable source of background information on cases and . Health care ethics cases and concepts 3ed by raymond j devettere published by georgetown university press washington dc 2010 528 pages paperback isbn 9781589012516 rrp us3750 reviewed by jennie louise lecturer discipline of philosophy the university of adelaide south australia this book claims to offer a new virtue theoretic . Practical decision making in health care ethics is a refreshingly different kind of medical ethics textbook based on situational prudence and practical wisdom devetteres approach provides students and their instructors the opportunity to examine difficult bioethical issues through thoughtful discussion and careful reflection