Doctors' Duties Under Medical Law
According to Robyn Sztyndor , What are physicians' responsibilities under medical law? First and foremost, they owe it to patients to present them with information that a reasonable person in the patient's situation would want to know. In general, this job is objective. It entails providing uniform information to all patients without regard for individual preferences. Second, in order to protect their patients, physicians must obey the law. But how can we determine what a doctor is required to reveal and to whom? The tasks of physicians under medical law are summarized here. With the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights, the role of medical law in preserving human rights has grown. The pill mills case has called into question the role of medical practitioners in restricted drug trafficking. Other well-known incidents of medical negligence include killing of terminally sick patients, anesthesia misuse, and sexual attacks on patients. In situations like these, medi...