Good medical practice : professionalism, ethics and law / Kerry J. Breen ... [et al.].

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Medical education -- Australia.

Physicians -- Professional ethics -- Study and teaching.

1. Ethical principles for the medical profession

2. Ethical and legal responsibilities of medical students

3. Communication skills

4. Consent and informed decision making

5. Confidentiality, privacy and disclosure

6. Medical records, reports and certificates

7. Negligence, professional liability and adverse events

8. The regulation of the medical profession

9. Health care complaints system

10. The doctor and sexual boundaries

11. Personal health of the doctor : illness and impairment

12. Maintenance of professional competence

13. Ethics and the allocation of health-care resources

14. The Australian health-care system

15. The doctor and interprofessional relationships

16. Entering and leaving practice and practice management

17. Clinical research

18. Prescribing and administering drugs

19. Diagnosing and certifying death and the role of the coroner

20. Births, reproductive technology, family law and child protection

21. Termination of pregnancy and related issues

22. Withholding or withdrawing treatment in the seriously or terminally ill

23. The law and the mentally ill

24. The law and courts of law in Australia

25. Medico-legal examinations and reports, court procedures and expert evidence

26. Other legislation relevant to medical practice.

Includes index.

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xxxviii, 424 p. : ill. ; 24 cm