Malpractice and Medical Liability European State of the Art and Guidelines /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ferrara, Santo Davide. (Editor), Boscolo-Berto, Rafael. (Editor), Viel, Guido. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Forensic Medicine.; Public health laws.; Biomedicine.; Forensic Science.; Medical Law.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35831-9

Medical responsibility lawsuits have become a fact of life in every physicians medical practice. However, there is evidence that physicians are increasingly practicing defensive medicine, ordering more tests than may be necessary and avoiding patients with complicated conditions. Modern medical pra...

Table of Contents:

• Present and future perspectives for Medical Malpractice, Responsibility and Liability
• Historical Overview of Medical Liability
• Praxis et Mala-Praxis Medica
• European legislative and juridical overview
• Causal value and causal link
• Medical Responsibility and Liability in German-speaking Countries - Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
• Medical Responsibility and Liability in the United Kingdom
• Medical Responsibility and Liability in France
• Medical Responsibility and Liability in Spain
• Medical Responsibility and Liability in Portugal
• Medical Responsibility and Liability in Italy
• Medical Responsibility and Liability in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
• Medico-Legal Methods of Ascertainment and Criteria of Evaluation in Medical Responsibility and Liability
• Requirements and Final Recommendations
• Historical Iconography from the Vincenzo Pinali Antique Medical Library.