| Description |
xii, 242 pages ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Surgery, leadership and the College Fellowship / P. H. Carter, B. J. Dooley and M. R. Fearnside -- Withholding and withdrawing treatment / B. M. Tobin -- Organ donation and transplantation / D. F. Scott and D. M. A. Francis -- The impaired fetus and newborn / N. Campbell -- Ethics of resource allocation / J. M. Little -- Outcome studies: An ethical perspective / C. Jordens -- Informed consent: Patient communication / B. J. Dooley and M. R. Fearnside -- Informed consent: Legal issues / M. W. Gorion -- Professional obligations / L. Atkinson -- Why medical boards? / P. C. Arnold -- Disciplinary and appeal processes / L. Waller -- Impaired surgeons / J. Philips -- Legal liability of doctors / B. J. Dooley and M. W. Gorton -- Risk management / R. Dickens -- Court proceedings and subpoenas / M. W. Gorton -- Medical records and confidentiality / M. W. Gorton -- Medical reports / K. W. Mills -- Expert evidence by surgeons / H. Selby -- Doctors to the rescue / M. W. Gorton -- Coronial inquests and the medical profession / V. Harcourt -- Medical manslaughter and other crimes / A. Merry and M. W. Gorton -- Ethical issues in clinical research / M. R. Fearnside -- Animal welfare and the ethics of animal experimentation / J. Ludbrook |
| Summary |
This volume has been sponsored by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; the chapters, all written by acknowledged authorities in their particular fields, cover a wide range of weighty and controversial subjects. This book has been well reviewed by Sir Gustav Nossal |
| Notes |
Cover title |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Medical ethics.
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Jurisprudence -- Australia.
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Medical laws and legislation.
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Physician and patient.
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Surgeons -- Professional ethics.
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Ethics, Medical.
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General Surgery.
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Legislation, Medical.
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Ethics, Medical.
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General Surgery -- legislation & jurisprudence.
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Liability, Legal.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Legislation, Medical.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Dooley, Brendan J
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Fearnside, Michael Robert
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Gorton, Michael W
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| ISBN |
0867930217 |
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