Health Sciences 3101A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paternalism, Palliative Care, Psychoactive Drug

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3101A/B
• Professor: Robert Solomon

Document Summary

Overview: common law principles of consent, health care consent act 1996, consent forms, capacity to consent to personal care, prior expressed wishes, minors & statutory ages of consent. Consent arises in many treatment, counseling & care situations & legal principles vary accordingly. Framing consent who is giving consent to whom for what ( principles vary between contexts: patient state : age, state of consciousness, mentally ill , professional; counsellor or psychiatrist , consent for : Principles of consent and capacity focus on autonomy. 1. part one : common law principles of consent: general principles. Patient consent is required to undertake any treatment, counseling or care(unless statue stated. Otherwise: consent should cover proposed treatment plus all information regarding treatment counseling or care. Common law practitioners mistaken belief of patient consent provides no defense. Capable patients consent alone is needed alone (is this person currently capable)