Legal/Ethical Flashcards
4 requirements for consent
voluntary, capable, specific, informed
5 principles of canada health act
universality, accessibility, comprehensiveness, portability, public administration
5 exceptions to breaching confidentiality
child abuse, fitness to drive, communicable disease, coroner’s report, duty to inform/warn
principles from coroner’s act
report if violence/negligience/misconduct, pregnancy, suden/unexpected, disease not treated by medical professional, not from disease, suspicious circumstances, death from MAID
exceptions to consent
emergencies, legislation (mental health, public health TB treatment), warrants from police
principles of capacity
understand and appreciate the illness and procedure, no procedure
definition of negligence
form of failure on part of physicians in fulfilling fiduciary duty in caring for pts
SPIKES for bad news
setting, patient perceptions, invitation, knowledge, empathy, strategy/summary