Health professionals need to have clear guidelines about whether clients can record their discussions, with those either posted in the… Read More →
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Mere possibility of harm insufficient to deny access to records
Health-care organizations must provide individuals with all of their personal health information — including the names of those individuals providing… Read More →
Providing option for assisted death a personal choice
If patients request medically assisted death, it is imperative that physicians and nurse practitioners are aware of the legal requirements… Read More →
Use proper channels when patient information requested
Health-care providers should take care when sharing a patient’s medical information with law enforcement Lonny Rosen tells AdvocateDaily.com. Ontario’s Court of Appeal… Read More →
Children have a right to decide own medical treatment
There is no age of majority when it comes to health-care decisions in Ontario and most of Canada Elyse Sunshine tells AdvocateDaily.com.… Read More →
Discipline committees can appoint counsel to assist in certain cases
Self-represented parties are a fact of life for most regulatory tribunals, but there are circumstances where legal counsel can be… Read More →