Dr. MedLaw explains the importance of discussing risks, benefits, and alternatives in a manner the patient fully understands ...

According to ASIC, the regulations require AFSL holders and ARs who provide, or are likely to provide, personal advice to ...

Much has changed since the last guideline of 2008, both in endoscopy and in the practice of obtaining informed consent, and it is vital that all endoscopists who are responsible for performing ...

When the government pulls a public health ad campaign, it usually raises more questions than it answers. And when that ...

Many accounts of informed consent in medical ethics claim that it is valuable because it supports individual autonomy. Unfortunately there are many distinct conceptions of individual autonomy, and ...

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