Ethical theory -- Ethical practice -- Professional ethics and professionalism -- Clinical ethics and the law -- The hospital ethics committee and the ethics consultant -- Resolving ethical dilemmas -- Dying and palliative care -- Refusal of life-sustaining treatment -- Physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia -- Medical futility -- Brain death -- Disorders of consciousness -- Severe neurological disorders in neonates -- States of paralysis with intact cognition -- Dementia -- Mental retardation -- Neurogenetic testing and treatment -- HIV and AIDS -- Clinical research -- Neuroethics.