Exit Strategies for Senior Residents-Informed Consent Principals

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Video Summary

The video discusses the topic of informed consent from both a legal and clinical perspective. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding informed consent as a legal issue and highlights the potential consequences of not providing thorough and complete informed consent, including being sued for medical negligence. The speaker explains that informed consent requires providing specific information and full disclosure to the patient, allowing them to make a reasonable judgment on whether or not to proceed with a proposed treatment. The reasonable patient standard is now applied to informed consent, with four key elements that must be met to avoid an allegation of lack of informed consent. The speaker also discusses the importance of disclosing ownership interests in treatment facilities. Additionally, the video mentions the importance of documenting the informed consent process and the consequences of a patient's refusal to follow recommended treatment. The role of expert witnesses in informed consent claims is also discussed. No credits were provided.

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Presented by Richard N. Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, FAANS

Keywords

informed consent

legal perspective

clinical perspective

medical negligence

reasonable patient standard