The Ethical QALY: Ethical Issues in Healthcare Resource Allocations
by Andrew Edgar, Sam Salek, Darren Shickle
The Ethical QALY explores the moral complexities of using Quality-Adjusted Life Years in healthcare resource allocation. Authored by Andrew Edgar, Sam Salek, and Darren Shickle, it analyzes ethical dilemmas in prioritizing treatments, balancing efficiency with equity, and ensuring fairness in medical decision-making.
About This Book
The Ethical QALY examines the ethical issues surrounding healthcare resource allocations. It focuses on the QALY as a tool for decision-making in medical economics and ethics.
Authors Andrew Edgar, Sam Salek, and Darren Shickle provide insights into the moral considerations that arise when using QALYs to evaluate treatments and interventions.
The book addresses the balance between efficiency and equity in healthcare systems, highlighting debates on fairness and justice in resource distribution.
Through analysis of ethical principles, it offers a framework for understanding the implications of QALY-based decisions on patient care and societal values.
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