Main description:

This is the first volume to comprehensively discuss the ethical, regulatory, and social aspects of xenotransplantation research.

Organized into four parts, Xenotransplantation begins by examining ethical issues around informed consent of the potential xenograft recipient, the major ethical issues encountered when doing this research on pigs, and allocation issues. Part two examines regulatory aspects from a global perspective, specifically from three major regions of the world doing xenotransplantation research currently, of which include the United States, Western Europe, and Asia. Following this, part three describes religious aspects of xenotransplantation amongst the major world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism. The book closes with an analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies conducted by the editors that assess the public's perception of xenotransplantation.

Featuring original data collected by the editors, this book is an instrumental resource for all clinicians involved in the research and practice of xenotransplantation.

Contents:

Xenotransplantation: ethical, regulatory, and social aspects

Foreword

David KC Cooper, MD, PhD

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Ch. 1

Introduction

Hurst, Padilla, Paris

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Part I: Ethical Aspects

Ch. 2

Xenotransplantation: The role of pubic involvement

Mariachiara Tallachini, PhD

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Ch. 3

Xenotransplantation and clinical ethics

Jordan Potter, PhD

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Ch. 4

Xenotransplantation and pediatric ethics issues

Hurst, Padilla, Paris, Waldemar F. Carlo, MD

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Ch. 5

Xenotransplantation and informed consent

Hurst

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Ch. 6

Ethical aspects of the use of pigs as organ-sources for humans

TBD

Ch. 7

Allocation of organs - live pig versus deceased human

Hurst, Padilla, Paris

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Ch. 8

Geoethics and xenotransplantation

Martine Rothblatt, JD, PhD

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Part II: Regulatory Aspects

Ch. 9

Animal Rights and the Law

TBD

Ch. 10

Regulatory considerations and oversight: A US perspective

Judith Arcidiacono - US FDA

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Ch. 11

Regulatory considerations and oversight: A European perspective

Henk-Jan Schuurman, PhD

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Ch. 12

Regulatory considerations and oversight: An Asian perspective

Takaaki Kobayashi, MD -- Aichi Medical University School of Medicine

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Ch. 13

Legal aspects of xenotransplantation worldwide

TBD

Part III: Religious Aspects

Ch. 14

Religious viewpoints: Introduction

Paris

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Ch. 15

Religious viewpoints: Protestant and Catholic

Jochen Sautermeister, PhD

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Ch. 16

Religious viewpoints: Sunni Muslim

Maravia & Ali

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Ch. 17

Religious viewpoints: Shia Muslim

Kiarash Aramesh, MD, PhD

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Ch. 18

Religious viewpoints: Judaism

Ira Bedzow, PhD (rabbi)

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Ch. 19

Religious viewpoints: Hinduism

Joris Gielen, PhD

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Part IV: Social Aspects

Ch. 20

Financial considerations

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Ch. 21

Psychological implications

Brittney Randolph, PhD

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Ch. 22

Social aspects

Antonio Rios, MD

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Ch. 23

Perceptions of xenotransplantation by the public

Hurst, Padilla, Paris

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Ch. 24

Perceptions and implications of Xenotransplantation in clinical practice

David Cleveland MD, Waldemar F. Carlo, MD, Vineeta Kumar, MD

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Ch. 25

The implications of living as a xenograft recipient

Hurst, Padilla, Floyd, Paris

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