Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Ethical principles for the medical profession
Chapter 2. Ethical and legal responsibilities of medical students
Chapter 3. Communication skills
Chapter 4. Consent and informed decision making
Chapter 5. Confidentiality, privacy and disclosure
Chapter 6. Medical records, reports and certificates
Chapter 7. Negligence, professional liability and adverse events
Chapter 8. The regulation of the medical profession
Chapter 9. Health care complaints systems
Chapter 10. The doctor and sexual boundaries
Chapter 11. Personal health of the doctor: illness and impairment
Chapter 12. Maintenance of professional competence
Chapter 13. Ethics and the allocation of health-care resources
Chapter 14. The Australian health-care system
Chapter 15. The doctor and interprofessional relationships
Chapter 16. Entering and leaving practice and pratice management
Chapter 17. Clinical research
Chapter 18. Prescribing and administering drugs
Chapter 19. Diagnosing and certifying death and the role of the coroner
Chapter 20. Births, reproductive technology, family law and child protection
Chapter 21. Termination of pregnancy and related issues
Chapter 22. Withholding or withdrawing treatment in the seriously or terminally ill
Chapter 23. The law and the mentally ill
Chapter 24. The law and courts of law in Australia
Chapter 25. Medico-legal examinations and reports, court procedures and expert evidence
Chapter 26. Other legislation relevant to medical practice.