| Description |
xxxvii, 387 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. The medical imdemnity crisis and government responses -- 2. The legal duties of doctors -- 3. Consent to medical procedures -- 4. Consent to medical procedures for children -- 5. Consent for adult patients who are not medically competent to consent -- 6. Doctor's duty to provide information -- 7. Injuries caused by medical treatment -- 8. Access to medical records -- 9. Privacy and confidentiality -- 10. Withdrawal of treatment and euthanasia: adult patients -- 11. Withdrawal of treatment: infants and children -- 12. Abortion and wrongful birth |
| Summary |
Explains civil and criminal law principles relevant to medical practitioners in language non-lawyers can understand |
| Analysis |
Medical profession |
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Consent (Law) |
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Professional indemnity insurance |
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Duty of care |
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Children |
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Patients' rights |
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Medical procedures |
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Confidentiality |
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Abortion |
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Euthanasia |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Cases (Law) |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: Butterworths, 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical laws and legislation -- Australia -- Textbooks.
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Medical laws and legislation -- Australia.
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Legislation, Medical.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Haberfield, Les (Lecturer)
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| LC no. |
2004426058 |
| ISBN |
0409318795 |
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