Understanding the Doctrine of Informed Consent

It is important that we help our clients to understand the duties they owe their patients. One such duty, the parameters of which continue to evolve and become more refined ' is the duty to facilitate the patient's informed consent.

28 minute read October 27, 2009 at 10:19 AM
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Kim M. Ruder and Samatha T. Lemery
Understanding the Doctrine of Informed Consent

As litigators and advocates for physician clients facing medical malpractice claims, as well as attorneys who often counsel and advise physician-based medical practices on the “best practices” to invoke in order to avoid becoming a defendant in a medical malpractice suit, it is important that we help our clients to understand the duties they owe their patients.

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