legal and ethical aspects of genetic consulation

Ethical and legal aspects of clinical trials.

Legal and ethical aspects of telemedicine.

There are many issues of concern regarding the legal and ethical aspects of telemedicine. These include the responsibilities and potential liabilities of the health professional, the duty to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of patient records, and the jurisdictional problems associated with cross-border consultations. There is also the issue of reimbursement for care provided using a te...

Healthy limb amputation: ethical and legal aspects.

A surgeon in Scotland has amputated the legs of two consenting, physically healthy patients. Although a handful of medical professionals believe that the desire for healthy limb amputation is symptomatic of a mental disorder that can be treated only by amputation, there is currently no consensus on what causes a person to desire such a disabling intervention. As long as there is no established ...

Health Technology Assessment of Occupational therapy in Elderly with Dementia from Ethical and Legal Aspects

Dementia is a major health problem due to the high costs of treatment, high prevalence in the elderly, severe consequences, and the imposition of physical and psychological stresses on families of the patients. Occupational therapy is one of the most important approaches among many technologies employed for helping the patient and reducing the burden of healthcare for patients. This applied stu...

Ethical and legal issues in genetic epidemiology.

Since the discovery of recombinant DNA techniques in the 1970s, the identification of diseaserelated genes has rested on epidemiologic data (1, 2). The implications of gene identification for research subjects, for the transition to clinical practice, for clinical practice itself, and, finally, for society at large form the basis of this review. The ethical issues inherent in genetic testing ha...

Legal aspects of genetic information.

The federally funded Human Genome Initiative will lead to the development of new capabilities to learn about an individual's genetic status. Legal issues are raised concerning patients' and other parties' access to that information. This article discusses the effect of existing statutes and case law on three pivotal questions: To what sort of information are people entitled? What control should...