Canadian medical law: an introduction for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals

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Record Type: Book Book

KB297.S63 2013

Carswell

2013

4th edition

Irvine, John C

Medical laws and legislation - Canada.

Introduction to the Legal Process: a Case of Medical Malpractice Consent to Treatment The Consent of Minors Informed Consent Medical Negligence: an Overview Medical Negligence: the Essential Elements Medical Negligence: Defences and Problems of Proof...

• Introduction to the Legal Process: a Case of Medical Malpractice

• Consent to Treatment

• The Consent of Minors

• Informed Consent

• Medical Negligence: an Overview

• Medical Negligence: the Essential Elements

• Medical Negligence: Defences and Problems of Proof

• Medical Negligence in Specific Contexts

• Nursing Liability

• Compensation for Medical Injuries: an Uncertain Future

• The Physician's Other Duties: Good Faith, Loyalty and Confidentiality

• Public Health Law

• Law and Mental Illness in Canada

• Issues in Reproductive Choice: Part 1

• Issues in Reproductive Choice: Part 2

• Defining Death in Law and Medicine

• Organ and Tissue Donation

• The Refusal or Termination of Life-Prolonging Treatment, Euthanasia and Assisting Suicide: Definitional Considerations

• The Mentally Competent Adult Patient and the Refusal of Treatment

• The Mature Minor Patient and the Refusal of Treatment

• The Mentally Incompetent Adult Patient and the Foregoing of Life-Prolonging Treatment: the American Perspective

• The Mentally Competent Adult Patient and the Foregoing of Life-Prolonging Treatment

• Foregoing of Treatment for Neonates and Pre-Adolescents

• Advance Directives

• Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

• Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Developments in the United States and Europe

• Index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.