TY  - BOOK
AU  - Breen, Kerry J.
TI  - Good medical practice: professionalism, ethics and law
SN  - 9780521183413
U1  - 344.041 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - C.U.P
KW  - Medical Law
N1  - 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.


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