Legal issues for the medical practitioner [E-Book]
Publication details: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 285 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9789888053681
- 988805368X
- 9789888028986
- 9888028987
- 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
- China -- Hong Kong
- 2013 C-179
- W 33 JH6
| Item type | Home library | Class number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic book | Stenhouse Library | Link to resource | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index.
Print version record.
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.
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.
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
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