Browsing Masters Degrees (Medical Law) by Subject "Medical ethics."
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The doctrine of therapeutic privilege and its place in South Africa.
(2014)Therapeutic privilege is an exception to informed consent and used as a defence when the doctor decides to withhold relevant medical information from the patient, because they are of the opinion that such disclosure could ... -
Electronic health records : what measures health professionals can take to protect patient data?
(2017)Electronic health records use in South Africa is limited. Globally, increased efforts are being made to digitalise medical records into one interoperable system.. Due to the nature of the transmission and storage of such ... -
Informed consent: a review of the ethical and legal framework for medical practitioners and nurses.
(2022)The purpose of this dissertation is to review legislation and ethical guidelines that help to inform the practice of healthcare workers on the undertaking of informed consent. The standard management of the healthcare ...