- How can we distinguish what constitutes inappropriate behavior?
- What is the importance of the consent process?
- How much information are patients entitled to know?
- In which situations should a report be made?
- What is our duty to the deceased or recently deceased patients?

Students and trainee doctors struggle on a daily basis with a large number of ethical questions like the ones mentioned above, usually having minimal (or no) practical guidance on related issues.

In this book, Thomasine Kushner and David Thomasha attempt to address this existing need by compiling a series of case studies from around the world and inviting distinguished scientists, philosophers, and clinicians specializing in bioethics to comment on them. The more than 80 practical cases included in the volume cover a wide range of problems that trainees in healthcare services may encounter, such as alcohol and drug abuse, identification of inappropriate behaviors by healthcare professionals, issues related to sexuality, proper execution of medical procedures, relationships with authorities, disclosure of truth, blaming others, personal interactions with patients, and the issue of fraudulent research. The writing of this particular book was made possible after a long study of the daily experiences and problems of medical students and trainee doctors, and it constitutes an important guide in managing the ethical dilemmas faced by individuals working in the field of healthcare services.