Health Sciences 2610F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Forego, Shared Decision-Making In Medicine, Paternalism
14 Jul 2016
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Presumption to treat patients when it offers them some medical benefit, but they still have the right to refuse treatment. Decisional authority rests with the patient, not the doctor. Practical application of the principle of respect for patient autonomy. A patient must receive adequate medical information on which to make a decision about whether to accept or refuse treatment. To consent freely, a patient must be of sound mind and must not be subject to any coercion or undue influence. Components: doctor"s disclosure of medical information to the patient. Diagnosis, prognosis, available and alternative treatments, and the risks, benefits, and consequences of having or refusing treatment o. Decides whether to accept or forego treatment on the basis of this information. Understands the nature of his/her condition and the consequences of accepting or refusing an intervention for it. Informed consent serves as an ethical basis for a patient-doctor relationship characterized by mutual respect and shared decision-making.
