Regulatory, Legal, and Ethical Considerations of Telemedicine

Legal and ethical aspects of telemedicine.

There are many issues of concern regarding the legal and ethical aspects of telemedicine. These include the responsibilities and potential liabilities of the health professional, the duty to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of patient records, and the jurisdictional problems associated with cross-border consultations. There is also the issue of reimbursement for care provided using a te...

Ethical and legal considerations for Canadian registries.

that will impact the creation and operation of neurological disease registries in Canada. This document is not meant to provide legal or ethical advice. In order to ensure that applicable laws and organizational policies are adhered to in an appropriate manner, it is recommended that legal advisors and relevant organizational representatives be consulted. For registries to succeed, it is critic...

Plastination: ethical and medico-legal considerations

The international plastination phenomenon has proved to be immensely popular with audiences world-wide. Never before has the human body been exposed to public gaze in such an accessible manner. The exhibitions have perplexed many, included anatomists, some of whom find the display of human bodies unethical. The objective of this study is to review the attention on the use of plastination and ex...

Medical robotics - Regulatory, ethical, and legal considerations for increasing levels of autonomy

Guang-Zhong Yang is the Editor of Science Robotics and the Director and Co-founder of the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London, U.K. Email: [email protected]. James Cambias is an American science fiction writer. Kevin Cleary is the Technical Director of the Bioengineering Initiative, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’sNationalHealth S...

Early induction of labor: legal and ethical considerations.