BACKGROUND GPs are often the first contact for injured children and hence play a crucial role in early identification and intervention of child abuse cases in the community. OBJECTIVES To investigate Hong Kong GPs' attitudes and behaviours towards child abuse reporting and their opinions on the introduction of a mandatory reporting system. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2...

Human trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking, has profound consequences for the safety, health, and well-being of victims and survivors. Efforts to address human trafficking through prevention, protection, and prosecution are growing but remain insufficient. Mandatory reporting has the potential to bring victims and survivors to the attention of social service and law enforcement...

III. LIABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY: UNCOVERING AND POLICING ADVERSE EVENTS 65 A. The Obligation to Disclose Adverse Events 67 1. Refining the parameters of adverse events 69 2. Mandatory adverse event reporting 72 3. Sharpening the adverse event definition 74 4. Improving mandatory reporting 75 5. Bans on confidentiality agreements for adverse event claims 76 B. Malpractice Insurance as a Tool for...