The development of technology, communication, and the internet has positive negative influences on all sectors life in society. One impacts problems is alleged criminal act buying selling data absence a special law (lex specialist) regarding regulation Indonesian personal data. purpose this research to analyze in-depth efforts strengthen protection data, cyber security, increase public awarenes...

In this study, it is argued that quantitative empirical legal research can support understanding public awareness of the implementation human rights protection in Indonesia. The analyzed using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling to provide flexibility for exploring link ideals law with elements system as variables. This a literature study on importance and use methods through est...

BACKGROUND An effective response to health problems is completely dependent upon the capacities of the health system in providing timely and valid information to take action. This study was designed to identify various reasons from various perspectives for underreporting disease by physicians in the private sector in big cities in developing countries setting. METHODS In this qualitative stud...

Objective: To assess the knowledge of health care professionals regarding medico-legal aspects and its negligence. Materials and Methods: This descriptive epidemiological study was conducted among two specialties of health professionals. The total study sample composed of 123 doctors out of which 68 were males and 55 were females. A self structured questionnaire was developed to assess the awar...

Occupational therapists occasionally are sued for professional malpractice; thus, they need to be aware of the law of malpractice, those areas of practice that present the greatest legal challenges, and strategies to reduce client injury and liability risks. This article provides an overview of the law of professional malpractice, explains the impact of various employment relationships on liabi...

Can neurological evidence help courts assess criminal responsibility? To answer this question, we must first specify legal criteria for criminal responsibility and then ask how neurological findings can be used to determine whether particular defendants meet those criteria. Cognitive neuroscience may speak to at least two familiar conditions of criminal responsibility: intention and sanity. Fun...

The article describes a study of the perceptions of three groups--patients, orthopaedic surgeons and the surgeons' practice managers--concerning three types of legal risk associated with the duty of care: failure to follow up, failure to warn and failure to diagnose. The study found there is cause for concern about doctors' follow-up and documentation of patient care. Doctors may be unaware of ...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, medical education does not specifically address the social determinants of health or how to advocate for families' cultural, social or economic needs in spite of our increasingly diverse society. AIM This article describes a new social-legal curriculum added to a Pediatric Resident's Advocacy course. METHODS Pediatric interns completed 'Memos To Myself' after the A...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome represents one of the most frequent causes of death in children of one year or less. We analyzed SIDS cases from Bucharest and surrounding areas on a ten year period (1999-2008), totaling a number of 298 cases, in order to determine the most important risk factors and possible interventional strategies. Our study revealed five major risk factors for SIDS on which we...

BACKGROUND For patients' rights to be observed, first patients and health care providers should be aware of these rights. Nurses' lack of awareness of these rights leads to their inability to recognize patients' legal and ethical issues, and reduces the quality of provided services. This study was conducted to determine the effect of an education-based intervention on self-reported awareness an...