Overview
Focuses on ethical issues relevant to innovation in neurosurgery
Provides a guide to the ethical introduction of novel devices and procedures in neurosurgery
Discusses innovative treatments from stem cells to spinal implants
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Innovation in Neurosurgery: Key Ethical Challenges
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Payment for and Right to Innovation in Neurosurgery
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Evaluation of Innovations in Neurosurgery
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Innovation in Neurosurgery: Required Culture and Team Collaboration
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About this book
This book covers all ethical aspects of introducing novel implants and procedures in neurosurgery in a structured way, addressing the current knowledge gap concerning ethical innovations in neurosurgery. Initially it explores the difficulties involved in defining when a procedure should be considered innovation, research, or care. To this end, it presents not only an overview of current literature, but also data from a recent survey among neurosurgeons in Europe.
The book subsequently discusses the ethical issues related to innovation. These include: informed consent (what should a surgeon tell the patient and how should he/she do so), oversight (can any surgeon simply implant a novel spinal device?), the learning curve (when should a surgeon be allowed to perform a novel procedure?), vulnerable patients (how to innovate in the pediatric population or in an emergency setting), and conflicts of interest, as well as the ethics of paying for innovative treatments.
In turn, the closing chapters focus on the evaluation of neurosurgical research and innovation. Are cultural changes necessary and how could innovation benefit from (international) collaborations? Given the range of topics addressed, the book offers neurosurgeons, residents, scientists, companies and hospital administrations a valuable guide to introducing novel implants and techniques in neurosurgery.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Marike Broekman, M.D. Ph.D. L.L.M. is a neurosurgeon with a focus on neuro-oncology at Haaglanden Medical Center/Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands and holds appointments at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School Boston, USA. Dr. Broekman is the principle investigator of a laboratory focusing on the development of innovative treatments and techniques for the diagnosis of brain tumors. She is the current president of the Ethico-Legal Committee of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies and a member of the Ethics Committee of the World Association of Neurosurgical Societies. Dr. Broekman has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and is a member of the editorial board of Acta Neurochirurgica.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethics of Innovation in Neurosurgery
Editors: Marike L. D. Broekman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05502-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05501-1Published: 06 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05502-8Published: 21 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 167
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Neurosurgery, Neurology, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Neurosciences