New book on Medical Informatics edited by ALERT members

May 2008

ALERT research group members Dr Penny Duquenoy and Dr Carlisle George together with Dr Kai Kimppa (University of Turku, Finland) have edited a new book titled Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Medical Informatics published by IGI Global, USA.

Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Medical Informatics presents a fundamental compendium of research on the ethical, social, and legal issues facing the healthcare industry as it adopts information technologies to provide fast, efficient, and cost effective healthcare. An essential resource for every reference library, this comprehensive book offers a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing from the expertise of a wide variety of global industries including law, ethics, medicine, philosophy, and computer science.

May 2008