Medicolegal / Medical Law

During the attempted execution, the IV team established a primary line right away but then worked for more than an hour trying to insert a backup line.

Court upholds Janssen’s drug-dosing patent, preserving the status quo for medical innovations.

How to put out fires in medicine that stem from poor communication.

What began as a narrowly framed end-of-life exception has evolved into a system that places disability at the centre of eligibility debates.

Between 2007 and 2013, Dr. Alec Oskin had acted as an expert witness in court for several criminal cases, calling himself a ‘psychiatrist’ and ‘forensic psychiatrist’ despite not holding the necessary certifications.

Physicians-in-triage can help improve emergency department flow, but the CMPA warns that clear roles, communication and followup are key to reducing medico-legal risk.

Alberta’s new auditor general, Phil Peters, says he expects his investigation into a healthcare contracting scandal to be complete by the end of this year.

Part of an end-of-life care team at a nursing service in Berlin, he was initially suspected of the deaths of four patients.

Dr. Jones knows Kevin cannot make eye contact with him, but he still looks him in the eye. He knows Kevin cannot move, but he still shakes his hand. He knows Kevin cannot speak, but he still asks him how he is.

Physicians didn’t go to med school to become barriers to care, yet controlling access can carry a significant ethical burden.