Informed consent : a primer for clinical practice

"The process of seeking the consent of a patient to a medical procedure is, arguably, one of the most important skills a doctor, or indeed any clinician, should learn. In fact, the very idea that doctors may institute diagnostic or treatment processes of any sort without a patient's consen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bowman, Deborah (Author), Iqbal, Rehana (Author)
Other Authors: Spicer, John , 1954- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to clinical consent : laying out the territory
  • 2. On capacity : can the patient decide?
  • 3. Putting the informed into consent : information and decision-making
  • 4. Voluntariness : the freedom to choose
  • 5. Continuing consent : does the patient still agree?
  • 6. Concluding thoughts on consent