Endorsed by the Canadian Health Information Management Association

Consent to treatment is the most hotly debated medical issue in the world. The entire patient-provider relationship rests on it. The purpose of this book is to anticipate the possibility of a breakdown - and to provide solutions to what could otherwise be a legal and risk management nightmare.

Features of the 3rd edition include:

• Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of issues affecting Canadian consent to treatment including: criteria for valid consent; when consent is not required; issues with respect to consent and reproduction, human research and tissue donation; determining capacity; refusing consent; documenting consent and preventative measures that can be used to avert litigation
• Coverage of current legislation and initiatives - provincial legislation passed since the last edition, such as the Health Care Consent Act of Ontario and the "Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Human Subjects"
• Risk management recommendations and techniques - specifically laid out in each chapter
• Practical - features new and revised prototype policies & procedures