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Author Wong, David Sau-yan.

Title Legal issues for the medical practitioner / David Sau-yan Wong
Published Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 285 pages)
Contents About the author; Disclaimer; Preface; List of Statutes; List of Cases; Introduction; A -- The Hong Kong Legal System; 1. The Hong Kong legal system -- an overview; B -- Legal Issues; I -- Medical Practice; 2. What is fiduciary relationship?; 3. The professional duty of care; 4. What standard of care do doctors owe patients?; 5. Establishing a 'doctor-patient relationship' -- the significance; 6. Delegation of duties; 7. Registration -- the meaning; 8. What to include on your name card; 9. Notes in the charts as evidence of fact; 10. Your signature; 11. Alteration of medical records
Summary This is a handy resource of common medico-legal topics in everyday medical practice. It is suitable for medical students and practitioners, risk management personnel, health care administrators, nurses, paramedics and lawyers in the field. Besides providing a quick reference to the necessary legal knowledge for safe practice, the book serves as a basis for further in-depth research
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Medical laws and legislation -- China -- Hong Kong
Medical personnel.
Health services administration.
Medical care.
Professional ethics.
Social control.
Humanities.
Medical ethics.
Physicians.
Medical laws and legislation.
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Ethics, Clinical
Legislation as Topic
Health Personnel
Patient Care Management
Occupational Groups
Delivery of Health Care
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Ethics, Professional
Social Control, Formal
Health Services Administration
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Persons
Ethics
Named Groups
Humanities
Ethics, Medical
Physicians
Legislation, Medical
Health Workforce
Health Occupations
Patient Care Management -- methods
Patient Care
professional ethics.
humanities.
physicians.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues.
LAW -- General.
Social control
Professional ethics
Physicians
Medical personnel
Medical ethics
Medical care
Humanities
Health services administration
Medical laws and legislation
China -- Hong Kong
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789888053681
988805368X
9789888028986
9888028987