| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Contents |
1.How to Use this Handbook -- 2.Clinical Questions -- 3.The Legal System, Courts and Procedure -- 4.Standards of Care -- 5.Professional Conduct -- 6.Consent -- 7.Confidentiality and Privacy -- 8.Incompetent Patients -- 9.Children -- 10.Death and Dying -- 11.Human Tissue and Organ Donation -- 12.Mental Health -- 13.Drugs and Prescribing -- 14.The Police -- 15.Medical Records -- 16.Certificates -- 17.Employment and other Arrangements for Services -- Glossary -- Index |
| Summary |
"The Australian Medico-Legal Handbook aims to give JMOs [Juniour Medical Officers] immediate, clear and concise answers to the most frequently asked legal questions arising during hospital training. Clinical problems will be outlined with cross-referencing to the appropriate sections of the handbook. These questions will be posed in the style and format used by clinicians, for example: 'What if I get sued?' 'What do I do if someone refuses treatment?' 'What deaths do I refer to the Coroner?' 'What if I make a mistake?' and 'Who makes decisions about a child's treatment?'"--Publisher description |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Medical laws and legislation -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Medical jurisprudence -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kerridge, Ian H
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Parker, Malcolm.
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| ISBN |
9780729537605 electronic bk |
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0729537609 electronic bk |
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