Health Sciences 3101A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Grand River Hospital, Health Professional, Hamilton Health Sciences

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Negligence in assessment and diagnosis, surgery and miscellaneous situations. general practitioners and rural physicians; nurses; residents; volunteers, students and trainees; and psychologists, social workers and other counsellors. Standard of care expected of various health professionals. o o o o o. Negligence for failing to obtain an informed consent. o o o nature of the action. standard of disclosure. disclosing errors. Part 1: negligence in assessment and diagnosis, surgery and other situations (a) assessment and diagnosis. Admitted to mental institution without being assessed by mother. Was sterilized without her consent after showing a normal interest in. Court held province negligible on various grounds sexaultiy o o o o o. Mckinnon v. grand river hospital. (c) miscellaneous situations. Part 2: standard of care expected of various health professionals (a) general practitioners (gps), and rural and family physicians. Gps are expected to know their own limits and when they need to refer patients to those with greater expertise.

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