Medico legal issues.

Medico-legal issues: a view from the largest acute trust in England.

Knowledge and Perceptions of Health Workers’ Training on Ethics, Confidentiality and Medico-Legal Issues

INTRODUCTION Health care delivery in recent times has become more complicated, as patients expect health personnel to not only provide professional services but be accountable as well. It is thus imperative that health personnel are aware of their responsibility to the patient and also sensitive to medico legal issues if quality health care is to be assured. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was...

Medical-legal Issues in the Agitated Patient: Cases and Caveats

INTRODUCTION More than any other area of emergency medicine, legal issues are paramount when caring for an agitated patient. It is imperative to have a clear understanding of these issues to avoid exposure to liability. These medico-legal issues can arise at the onset, during, and at discharge of care and create several duties. At the initiation of care, the doctor has a duty to evaluate for co...

بررسی نیاز های اطلاعاتی دانشجویان پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران در آموزش بالینی اورژانس

Introduction: The aim of this study was the survey of medial students information needs. We expect this study would influences on the clinical education quality, the recognition of students' education needs and the education improvement in emergency and better management of patients by medical students, decreases patients hospital stay, and promotes patients satisfaction. Methods:We used direct...

Medico-legal rounds: Medico-legal issues and breaches of "standards of medical care" in opioid tapering for alleged opioid addiction.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this medico-legal case report are the following: 1) To present an example of a medico-legal problem that developed as a result of reports of alleged opioid addiction that resulted in a decision to taper a chronic pain patient (CPP) from opioids; 2) To present both the plaintiff's and defendant's expert witness opinions as to if and how the care of that patient fell ...

FORENSIC PAIN MEDICINE Medico-legal Rounds: Medico-legal Issues and Alleged Breaches of “Standards of Medical Care” in Opioid Rotation to Methadone: A Case Report

Objectives. The objectives of this medico-legal case report were the following: 1) To present an example of a medico-legal problem that developed as a result of a decision to rotate a chronic pain patient (CPP) to methadone in order to taper the CPP from oxycodone; 2) To present both the plaintiff’s and defendant’s expert witnesses’ opinions as to if and where the care of that patient fell belo...