Description |
xviii, 367 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Foreword / Justice Kirby -- Pt. A. The Doctor-Patient Relationship. 1. Introduction to ethical principles in medicine. 2. Communication skills. 3. Consent and informed decision making. 4. Confidentiality and disclosure. 5. Medical records, reports and certificates. 6. Professional liability and negligence -- Pt. B. The Doctor and the Community. 7. Medical registration and discipline. 8. Health care complaints systems. 9. The doctor and sexual boundaries. 10. Personal health of the doctor. 11. Ethics and the allocation of health care resources -- Pt. C. The Doctor and Medical Practice. 12. The Australian health care system. 13. Maintenance of professional competence. 14. The doctor and interprofessional relationships. 15. Entering practice and practice management. 16. Research in clinical practice. 17. Ethical and legal responsibilities of medical students -- Pt. D. The Doctor and the Courts. 18. The law and courts of law in Australia. 19. Court procedures, expert evidence and medico-legal examinations -- Pt. E. Statutes Impinging on Medical Practice. 20. Prescribing and using drugs. 21. The certification of death. 22. Births, family law and related matters. 23. Issues at the beginning and end of life. 24. The law and the mentally ill. 25. Other legislation relevant to medical practice. App. I. Australian Medical Association Code of Ethics - February 1996 -- App. II. NHMRC Statement on human experimentation and supplementary notes 1992 -- App. III. NHMRC 'General guidelines for medical practitioners on providing information to patients', June 1993 -- App. IV. NHMRC Recommendations for the donation of cadaveric organs and tissues for transplantation, 1996 |
Summary |
Ethics, law and medical practice |
Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Cases (Law) |
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Confidentiality |
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Consent (Law) |
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Medical ethics |
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Medical profession |
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Medical records |
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Professional liability |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Medical ethics.
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Jurisprudence -- Australia.
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Medical laws and legislation -- Australia.
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Medical ethics -- Australia.
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Medical jurisprudence -- Australia.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Jurisprudence.
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Legislation, Medical.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Legislation, Medical.
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SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
Author |
Cordner, Stephen M. (Stephen Moile), 1952- author
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Plueckhahn, Vernon D. (Vernon Douglas), author
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LC no. |
97179968 |
ISBN |
1864484071 (paperback) |
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