Objective, Coverage and Learning Outcomes:
Consent is fundamentally important to medical practice since it generally determines whether treatment is lawful. In the ten years following the landmark decision in Montgomery v Lanarkshire, which established a pro-patient standard for information disclosure, several significant legal changes have occurred. This seminar will explore the legal issues arising from consent to medical treatment, including important decisions from across common law and legislative interventions such as the Advance Decision on Life-Sustaining Treatment Ordinance. The practical application and implications of these developments for medical practice in Hong Kong will also be examined.
Participants will acquire knowledge of the above.
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6:00pm – 6:10pm
Opening address and introductory remarks
Professor Gilberto Leung
Co-Director, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, Tsang Wing-Hing Professor in Clinical Neuroscience & Associate Dean (Clinical Sciences Education), LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU
6:10pm – 6:40pm
Impact of Montgomery v Lanarkshire
Professor Rachael Mulheron
Professor, Tort Law and Civil Justice, Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London
6:40pm – 7:45pm
Discussion and Q&A
Professor Rachael Mulheron
Professor, Tort Law and Civil Justice, Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London
Professor Craig Purshouse
Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, HKU
Professor Albert Lee
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law & Honorary Professor of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, HKU
Dr James Chiu
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law & Hon Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Faculty, HKU
Professor Gilberto Leung
Co-Director, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, Tsang Wing-Hing Professor in Clinical Neuroscience & Associate Dean (Clinical Sciences Education), LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Accreditation: Click here
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Accreditation by the Law Society of Hong Kong: CPD point(s) is being applied for from the Law Society of Hong Kong
Co-organisers:
Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, HKU
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, HKUMed
Fees:
Free of charge
Target Audience:
Legal professionals, healthcare professionals and anyone who is interested
Level:
Elementary (no prior knowledge/ experience required)
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