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Law and Ethics

Law and Ethics. ACTIONS Ethical and Legal Unethical and Legal Ethical and Illegal Unethical and Illegal RIGHTS Legal Ethical. Overview of Law. CANADIAN LAW Level Legislation Enforcement Courts Punishment Foundation Roman Civil Law English Common Law. Overview of Law.

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Law and Ethics

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  1. Law and Ethics ACTIONS • Ethical and Legal • Unethical and Legal • Ethical and Illegal • Unethical and Illegal RIGHTS • Legal • Ethical

  2. Overview of Law CANADIAN LAW • Level • Legislation • Enforcement • Courts • Punishment • Foundation • Roman Civil Law • English Common Law

  3. Overview of Law CANADIAN LAW • Civil Law • Private law • Public Law • Constitutional law • International Law • Private/Public

  4. Health Care Professionals Health Professional’s Act (1991) • Minister of Health • Public interest • Standards • Scope of practice • Requirements

  5. Civil Law • Tort law • Unintentional • Negligence • Standards • Intentional • Violation of rights • Battery • Privacy

  6. Health Records • Documentation • Record of care • Communication • Legal implications • Privacy (Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1992) • Confidentiality (Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act 2000) • exceptions

  7. Ethical Dilemmas • Factors • Knowledge • Technology • Societal values • Informed public • Life expectancy • Theoretical approaches • Teleological • Deontological

  8. Principles in Ethics • Equity/Justice • Beneficence • Non-maleficence • Autonomy/Power balance • Basic rights • Rights R/T death • DNR • Advance directives

  9. Ethical Issues • Advocacy • Age rationing • Mental competence/vulnerability • Extraordinary treatment • Right to die • Restraints • Organizational constraints

  10. Decision-Making • Assessment • Legal data • Ethical principles • Options • Constraints • Choices • Actions • Review

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