Healthcare is one of a few professions that set a code of decorum for its professionals. In yester years the relationship between the doctor and patient was paternalistic but todays scenario has changed. The advancement of medical science and technology has made it extremely important to maintain an accord between medicine and ethics to safe guard against malefaction in the field of medicine and research. The concept of Medical Law and Ethics basically looks into the inherent rights that patients have regarding the privacy of their medical records, doctor-patient confidentiality, the right to obtain emergency treatment and so on. This field essentially sees you juggling between two apparently diverse and widespread fields, where your playground is the various ethical considerations that have to be taken seriously while delving into medical science and the various procedures involved in the same. Medical education any where in the world is governed by various legislations applicable to different nations, regions, culuteres and religions. Medical teaching is incomplete with out creating awareness of these legal responsibilities to the budding doctors. Which is legally depends on the medical terms like bio ethis, eugenics, euthanasia, consensual activity, legal rights, freedom of information, consumer protection, lack of communication, confidentiality, hospital accreditation, truth telling, conflict of interest, referral, fee splitting, treatment of relatives, sexual relationships, substituted judgment, vender relationships, medical futility, legal parties, medical negligence, expert testimony, damages, medical record, privacy law, quality of life (QoL) and reproductive rights. Medical law concerns the responsibilities of medical professionals towards the patient and rights of the patient. The first recorded medical law was the code of Hammurabi, which said; "if a physician make a large incision with the operating knife, and kill him, his hands shall be cut off." When I was talking to a group of present day surgeons about this, the immediate comment was that there would be no body in the hall except the hall boys who would have hands! Thus the need for the medical laws arose due to errors and injustice done to the society purposely or inadvertently. Ignorance of knowledge is not a crime, but negligence is. So over the years, several laws had to be enunciated to protect the society against the harms from the medical profession. Medical ethics is the study of moral values and judgments as they apply to medicine, encompassing history, philosophy, theology, and sociology. The earliest evidence of professional oath is recorded in the 12th-century in the Byzantine manuscript. These may be traced to guidelines for physicians in the Hippocratic Oath, early Christian teachings, Formula Comitis Archiatrorum, Muslim medicine, Jewish thinkers, Roman Catholic scholastic thinkers Catholic moral theology. These intellectual traditions continue in Catholic, Islamic and Jewish medical ethics. The profession is tailored for medical professionals as well as legal officers as it essential involves a blend of both these practices and professions. Moreover, the practice of Medical Law and Ethics essentially goes beyond the aspects of just ensuring lack of negligence during medical procedures and prevention of personal injury to the patients. The practice of Medical Law and Ethics essentially goes beyond the boundaries of these aforementioned aspects of medical ethics and essentially looks into providing advice to medical practitioners as well as medical organizations, helping in the formulation as well as implementation of health policies and medical laws, and even extends into functions such as ensuring proper formulation and implementation of appropriate risk management procedures in order to curb the incidence of unethical processes.

This is a short textbook of ethics and law aimed primarily at medical students. The book is in two sections. The first considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine); the second section covers the topics identified in the 'consensus agreement'. The content of medical law is not intended to be comprehensive and relates very much to the ethical issues. The law will be updated throughout including: consent in light of Mental Capacity Act; mental health law in light of Mental Health Act; end of life (depending on outcome of Burke case and the passage of the Joffe Bill); assisted reproduction in light of expected changes in HFEA. New guidelines to be added: the guidelines and processes around medical research are under review and likely to develop and change; GMC guidelines are under continual revision (the Burke case in particular may have direct impact, but it is also likely that the confidentiality guidelines will undergo revision particularly in view of the increasing importance of genetic data). The new legal aspects outlined above will require some changes to the ethical analysis: the ethical issues of new technology will be included (cloning; transgenesis and chimera, i.e. forming organisms from more than one species) and stem-cells; resource allocation ethics is moving on to examining a wider range of issues than covered in the first edition and this will be discussed; the whole area of mental disorder and capacity to consent is an active area of ethical research and the second edition would cover some of this new work.

What should happen when doctors and parents disagree about what would be best for a child? When should courts become involved? Should life support be stopped against parents' wishes? The case of Charlie Gard, reached global attention in 2017. It led to widespread debate about the ethics of disagreements between doctors and parents, about the place of the law in such disputes, and about the variation in approach between different parts of the world. In this book, medical ethicists Dominic Wilkinson and Julian Savulescu critically examine the ethical questions at the heart of disputes about medical treatment for children. They use the Gard case as a springboard to a wider discussion about the rights of parents, the harms of treatment, and the vital issue of limited resources. They discuss other prominent UK and international cases of disagreement and conflict. From opposite sides of the debate Wilkinson and Savulescu provocatively outline the strongest arguments in favour of and against treatment. They analyse some of the distinctive and challenging features of treatment disputes in the 21st century and argue that disagreement about controversial ethical questions is both inevitable and desirable. They outline a series of lessons from the Gard case and propose a radical new 'dissensus' framework for future cases of disagreement. - This new book critically examines the core ethical questions at the heart of disputes about medical treatment for children. - The contents review prominent cases of disagreement from the UK and internationally and analyse some of the distinctive and challenging features around treatment disputes in the 21st century. - The book proposes a radical new framework for future cases of disagreement around the care of gravely ill people.

Indian doctors, schooled in Western science, are ignorant of the medical ethics of their own culture. They make a conscious effort to distance themselves from Ayurvedic medicine, in which the ethical codes are enshrined. Teachers and students forget that values have universal applicability, regardless of the mode of practice - Western or traditional - and that the patient remains the same regardless of the system.Unethical practices in getting entry into medical colleges as students are rampant. Private medical colleges necessitate huge capital investments by each medical student. On graduation, there is a need to recover these investments and generate profit on them as soon as the doctor starts practice. Hence for the awareness of that this book is created.

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"Throughout the past two decades, when medical ethics has had a renaissance, Robert Veatch has been a leading contributor to its dialogue and advance. This collection of his work shows the breadth and the cogency of his thinking.... it is a book worth having."Â -- Journal of the American Medical Association "... a fascinating dissection of almost every aspect of the doctor-patient relationship.... strongly recommended reading for all health care workers interested in this rapidly evolving field."Â -- Queen's Quarterly "This outstanding discussion of important current medical issues is a valuable addition to academic and professional libraries." -- Choice "... an important contribution to bioethics... certain to provoke controversy in the field."Â -- Medical Humanities Review "Lucid and well-argued... " -- Religious Studies Review This book heralds the imminent demise of "doctor knows best." In it, Robert M. Veatch proposes a postmodern medicine in which decisions about patient care will routinely involve both doctor and patient -- not only in ethically complex cases such as the termination of life-sustaining treatment, but in everyday care as well.

This book encompasses two inter-related disciplines of health law and medical ethics applicable to Singapore. Apart from Singapore legal materials, it draws upon relevant case precedents and statutory developments from other common law countries and incorporates recommendations and reports by health-related bodies, agencies and committees. The book is written in an accessible manner suitable for tertiary students. It should also serve as a useful resource for medico-legal practitioners, academics and healthcare professionals who wish to keep abreast of the evolving legal and ethical developments concerning health and medicine.

Medical Law and Ethics is a feature-rich introduction to medical law and ethics, discussing key principles, cases, and statutes. It provides examination of a range of perspectives on the topic, such as feminist, religious, and sociological, enabling readers to not only understand the law but also the tensions between different ethical notions.