A Practical Guide to Medicine and the Law

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4471-1865-7 (ISBN)

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Legal action involving doctors, either as defendants or expert witnesses, has greatly increased over the past decade and few can now remain aloof from this aspect of their profession. Written by doctors (including five Council Members of the Medical Defence Union of Great Britain) and lawyers, this practical guide offers clear and comprehensive advice to all concerned. Part I discusses how to write medical reports, especially when consent is required or confidential information is involved. Part II covers contentious issues in various clinical specialties which repeatedly arise in litigation; well-known examples are cases involving whiplash injuries or perinatal brain damage. In Part III lawyers discuss the medico-legal problems of the solicitor's role, court testimony and medical negligence. This book is a valuable reference to all members of the medical profession. Lawyers, officials and others outside the medical profession who come into contact with medical litigation but have limited medical knowledge will find much helpful information.

I: The Writing of Reports and Related Problems.- 1 The Medico-legal Consultation.- 2 Medico-legal Reports.- 3 Consent and Confidentiality.- II: The Most Contentious Problems in the High-Risk Specialities.- 4 Anaesthesia.- 5 General Surgery.- 6 Dermatology.- 7 Ear, Nose and Throat.- 8 Neurology.- 9 Neurosurgery.- 10 Obstetrics and Gynaecology.- 11 Orthopaedics.- 12 Litigant’s Backache.- 13 Paediatrics.- 14 Psychiatry.- III: Legal Advice for Doctors Involved with Medico-Legal Problems.- 15 The Solicitor’s Problems.- 16 Counsel’s Advice to the Medical Expert.- 17 The Legal Basis of Medical Negligence.

Vorwort	K. Clarke
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 296 p.
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 242 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht
Schlagworte	Legal and Insurance Medicine • Medizin/Recht • Psychiatrics
ISBN-10	1-4471-1865-0 / 1447118650
ISBN-13	978-1-4471-1865-7 / 9781447118657
Zustand	Neuware