Medical Law (LAWS 5152) - Exam Scaffolds

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Unit of Study Modules 1. Introduction to Health and Medical Law 2. Consent to Medical Treatment 3. Professional Liability 4. Reproduction 5. Withdrawal of Treatment, End of Life Decision-Making, and Assisted Dying Exam Scaffold Topics 1. Mandatory Reporting Obligations Reporting health practitioners Reporting children who are at risk of harm Complaints 2. Consent to Medical Treatment Children Adults Sperm harvesting cases 3. Assault and Battery Claims 4. Negligence Claims Advice negligence claims (failure to warn) Failure to diagnose claims Inadequate management of patients causing harm to third parties Failure to provide urgently needed assistance 5. Birth-Related Claims Wrongful birth claims Wrongful life claims Pre-natal injury claims Claims for loss of genetic affinity 6. Liability of Hospitals Vicarious liability Non-delegable duty of care 7. Assessment of Damages Wrongful birth claims Medical negligence claims, generally 8. Abortions and Abortion Clinics (Safe Access Zones) Abortions Abortion clinics (safe access zones) 9. Withdrawl of Treatment and End of Life Decision Making Suicide and assisted suicide Refusal of life-sustaining treatment (by patients) Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (by doctors) Palliative care Separation of conjoined twins Euthanasia and assisted dying