MEDRADSC 1F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Anal Canal, Regulatory College, Tracheotomy

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Medical Radiation Sciences
• Course: MEDRADSC 1F03
• Professor: Lyn Paddon

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Regulated health professions act (rhpa: sets common framework and regulatory requirements, makes sure workers are certified and maintain practice. This is particularly important when the procedure forms part of a plan or course of treatment. If the patient gives any sign of not knowing or understanding the procedure, then you should not perform it, even if the patient"s record indicates that consent has been given. You should refer the patient back to the physician to ensure informed consent is obtained: there may be indications that the patient has withdrawn consent to the procedure, or he or she may even resist. Assuming the patient is mentally capable, he or she can withdraw consent to a procedure at any time. Especially in the context of radiation therapy, you must be aware of signals that the patient may no longer be capable of giving consent.