Gordon M, Rosenberg Z R S
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto ON M6A 2E1, Canada.
Ann R Coll Physicians Surg Can. 2001 Sep;34(6):383-7.
The Canadian population, like that of other western countries, is aging.
To review ethical issues related to clinical practice, research, and resource allocation in the geriatric and long-term care population.
Through the use of case histories and relevant literature review, we explore issues in geriatrics and long-term care.
It is incumbent on health-care providers involved in geriatrics and long-term care to be sensitive to the ethical issues that surround decision-making in the later years of life. It is through this process that we can be humane professionals in a caring society.
与其他西方国家的人口一样，加拿大人口正在老龄化。
回顾与老年和长期护理人群的临床实践、研究及资源分配相关的伦理问题。
通过使用病例史和相关文献综述，我们探讨老年医学和长期护理中的问题。
参与老年医学和长期护理的医疗保健提供者有责任对晚年决策中所涉及的伦理问题保持敏感。通过这个过程，我们才能在一个充满关爱的社会中成为有人道精神的专业人员。
