1. Medical Ethics and Medical Practice
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter discusses the following: the ethical basis for the practice of medicine; the organisation of modern medicine; the importance of the relationship between the medical profession ...
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6. Medical Confidentiality
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of medical confidentiality. It covers the possible exceptions to the confidentiality rule; confidentiality and the legal process; patient ...
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6. Medical Confidentiality
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of medical confidentiality. It covers the relationship between confidentiality and data protection law; the possible exceptions to the ...
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1. Ethics and Medical Law
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (7th edn)
This chapter discusses various aspects of ethics and medical law. It begins with a definition of medical law. It then covers the nature of illness, the scope of medicine, the sociological ...
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17. The Donation of Organs and Transplantation
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of organ transplantation. After reviewing the technical criteria—or biological hurdles—associated with transplantation, and the two primary ...
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4. Consent to Treatment
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of patient consent. It covers the limits to consent; the refusal of treatment by adults; consent and its social consequences; the ...
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12. Treatment of the Aged
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter discusses some of the ethical and legal issues associated with the very difficult practice of treating the elderly, grounding the discussion in the tension between autonomy and ...
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16. The Diagnosis of Death
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter begins with a discussion of concepts of death. It considers the mostly philosophical arguments against the use of the term ‘brain death’ as applied to the person and then ...
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1. An Introduction to Bioethics
Emily Jackson
in Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (5th edn)
All books in this flagship series contain carefully selected substantial extracts from key cases, legislation, and academic debate, providing students with a stand-alone resource. This ...
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13. Treatment of the Aged
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses some of the ethical and legal issues associated with the very difficult practice of treating the elderly, grounding the discussion in the tension between autonomy and ...
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18. The Donation of Organs and Transplantation
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of organ transplantation. After reviewing the technical criteria—or biological hurdles—associated with transplantation, and the two primary ...
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3. Medical Negligence
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (7th edn)
This chapter examines the legal and ethical aspects of medical negligence. It begins with an overview of the law and medical malpractice. It then discusses the law of negligence; the law of ...
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1. An Introduction to Bioethics
Emily Jackson
in Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (4th edn)
All books in this flagship series contain carefully selected substantial extracts from key cases, legislation, and academic debate, providing students with a stand-alone resource. This ...
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17. The Diagnosis of Death
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter begins with a discussion of concepts of death. It considers the mostly philosophical arguments against the use of the term ‘brain death’ as applied to the person and then ...
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10. Ethico-Legal Issues Affecting Children
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter examines a range of ethico-legal issues as the impact on children. The focus is one consent of mature minors, and the limits therefore, and also on the range of rights and ...
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20. Research on Children, Fetuses, and Embryos
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of non-therapeutic research on children; therapeutic research on children; foetal research and experimentation; and embryos and embryonic ...
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5. Liability for Medical Injury
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and G. Porter
in Mason & McCall Smith’s Law & Medical Ethics (10th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of medical liability. It covers compensation for injury; the basis of medical liability; what constitutes negligence; the problem of the ...
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4. Consent to Treatment
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (7th edn)
This chapter examines the legal and ethical aspects of treating a patient without consent. It considers the meaning of ‘consent’ and the position of patients who lack the capacity to ...
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1. Medical Ethics and Medical Practice
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses the following: the ethical basis for the practice of medicine; the organisation of modern medicine; the importance of the relationship between the medical profession ...
More
5. Liability for Medical Injury
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of medical liability. It covers compensation for injury; the basis of medical liability; what constitutes negligence; the problem of the ...
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