Indicated and nonindicated interventions
Orders not to resuscitation (DNR)
Legal implications of forgoing treatment
Determination of death
Informed consent
Decisional capacity
Beliefs due to religious and cultural diversity
Truthful communication
Competent refusal of treatment
Advance planning
Decision making for the mentally incapacitated patient
The limits of patient preferences
Failure to cooperate with medical recommendations
Alternative medicine
Enhancing quality of life
Compromised quality of life and life-sustaining interventions
Euthanasia and assisted suicide
Care of the dying patient
Suicide
Role of interested parties
Confidentiality of medical information
The economics of clinical care
Allocation of scarce health resources
Influence of religion on clinical decisions
The role of the law in clinical decisions
Clinical research
Clinical teaching
Occupational medicine
Public health
Ethics committees
Ethics consultation.