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Informed Consent
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Bill Madden's Blog
New guidance for clinicians on obtaining valid informed consent.
By Bill Madden
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed new guidance (a fact sheet) for clinicians on how to obtain informed consent in health care. The fact sheet…
Health Law Prof Blog
Surgical Informed Consent and Recognizing a Perioperative Duty to Disclose in Transgender Health Care
Florence Ashley (University of Toronto), Surgical Informed Consent and Recognizing a Perioperative Duty to Disclose in Transgender Health Care, 13(2) McGill J. of L. and Health 73 (2020):In this article,…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Federal Legislation Would Tell Private Companies ‘No Consent, No Biometrics’
By Odia Kagan
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced the "National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020," a bill that would prohibit private companies from collecting or profiting from biometric…
Health Law Prof Blog
Patient Rights to Participate in Treatment Decisions: Choice, Consultation and Knowledge
Emma Cave (Durham University), Nina Reinach, Patient Rights to Participate in Treatment Decisions: Choice, Consultation and Knowledge, 7(2) J. M. L & Ethics 157 (2020):Article 8 of the European Convention…
Future Lawyer
What Do You Do With An AI Robot That Doesn’t Get Informed Consent From A Patient?
By rickgeorges
Artificial Intelligence And Informed Consent. It is a bedrock legal principle. Patients are entitled to be informed about prospective medical treatment, and consent to procedures must be informed. But, all…
Bill Madden's Blog
Gender surgery error & consent form alteration (UK)
By Bill Madden
A UK conduct matter included here for its unusual factual scenario: Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service re Dr MC (available online). The hearing related to a vaginectomy procedure carried out on…
Drug & Device Law
A Couple of Interesting Duty Cases
By Bexis
Bexis was researching an off-label use issue recently and came across a couple of interesting duty cases that happened to appear, back-to-back, in his search results. The first case, Howard…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Denies Review Of Kentucky Ultrasound Informed Consent Law
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in EMW Women’s Surgical Center v. Meier, (Docket No. 19-417, certiorari denied 12/9/2019). (Order List). In the case, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals,…
Bill Madden's Blog
Singapore: Informed consent recommendations
By Bill Madden
The workgroup to Review the Taking of Informed Consent and the Singapore Medical Council Disciplinary Process has made a series of recommendations, including the provision of a duty that is…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
UN Human Rights Expert Recognizes Obstetric Violence as a Human Rights Violation
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog (Nov. 12, 2019): UN Human Rights Expert Recognizes Obstetric Violence as a Human Rights Violation by Lara Russo:On October 5th, 2019, the United Nations Special Rapporteur…