Briefcase on Medical Law | Alasdair Maclean | Taylor & Francis eBooks,

ABSTRACT

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|20 pages

Medical Ethics

Ethical theories

chapter 2|24 pages

Consent and Information Disclosure

chapter 3|18 pages

The Incompetent Adult

chapter 4|22 pages

Children and Medical Treatment

Consent and children over the age of 16

chapter 5|8 pages

Refusal of Treatment

chapter 6|10 pages

Death and Euthanasia

chapter 7|14 pages

Organ Transplantation

Live organ donation

chapter 8|18 pages

Abortion and Reproductive Law

The legal status of the fetus

chapter 9|26 pages

Mental Health Law

chapter 10|16 pages

Confidentiality and Access to Patient Records

Confidentiality

chapter 11|14 pages

Patient’s Rights

chapter 12|28 pages

Medical Negligence

chapter 13|6 pages

Liability for Defective Products

Common law liability

chapter 14|4 pages

Liability in Criminal Law

Assault and battery

chapter 15|10 pages

Control of Communicable Diseases

chapter 16|16 pages

Professional Regulation