Essentials of Law for Health Professionals

by Forrester, kim; Griffiths, debra

• ISBN13: 9780729539159
• ISBN10: 0729539156
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-08
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Essentials of Law for Health Professionals has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the recent changes in legislation relevant to the provision of health care services in Australia. Contemporary issues such as work cover, health and safety obligations and anti-discrimination are clearly outlined and discussed, while the legal issues surrounding genetics, fertility and surrogacy are reviewed in conjunction with the current position on abortion and wrongful deaths.

Author Biography

Kim Forrester RN, BA, LLB, LLM (Advanced), PhD, Barrister at Law Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Queensland Debra Griffiths RN, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD, Legal Practitioner Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Reviewers	p. xii
Introduction to Law for Health Professionals
Introductory Concepts and the Court Hierarchy	p. 3
The Australian Constitution and System of Government	p. 23
Working with Legal Representatives	p. 33
Legal Concepts for Health Professionals
Management of Patient and Client Information	p. 61
Negligence	p. 87
Intentional Torts	p. 133
Life and Death Issues
Refusal of Treatment	p. 165
Manipulation of Life	p. 195
Criminal Law Issues and the Coroner	p. 219
Working within the Law
Contractual and Industrial Elements of Professional Practice	p. 249
Statutes Controlling Health Service Delivery	p. 291
Registration and Regulation of Health Professionals	p. 321
Appendices
Table of Cases	p. 357
Table of Statutes	p. 360
Abbreviations	p. 369
Expert Witness Code of Conduct	p. 371
AMA Code of Ethics-2004	p. 373
Index	p. 379
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