Authored by the two primary organizations in the field, Legal Medicine: Health Care Law and Medical Ethics, 8th Edition, remains the premier treatise in this increasingly important area of medical practice. In the midst of a progressively litigious culture, this essential reference provides up-to-date information on topics surrounding professional medical liability, the business aspects of medical practice, and medicolegal and ethical issues, offering comprehensive discussions on a myriad of topics that health care professionals face every day.
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Addresses the legal aspects of almost every medical topic that impacts health care professionals, using actual case studies to illustrate nuances in the law.
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Offers the expert guidance of top professionals across medical and legal fields in an easy-to-read format.
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Includes new chapters on Legal Medicine History; Healthcare Technology; Patients with Infectious Diseases (HIV Infection and COVID-19); General Pain Management; Opioids and Illicit Drugs: Misuse, Abuse and Addiction; Cannabis (Marijuana); Drug (Treatment) Courts; and Public Health Law and Policy.
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Provides authoritative information on current issues such as the high costs of medical liability insurance for practitioners and organizations; changes in health care and the law, including HIPAA and patient privacy; the overturning of Roe v. Wade; the opioid epidemic, and more.
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Features Key Points boxes to open every chapter, Pearls boxes to call out important details, additional diagrams and tables throughout, a glossary of medical terms, and updated references and suggested readings.
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Serves as the syllabus for the Board Review Course of the American Board of Legal Medicine (ABLM).
- Key Points at chapter openers2) Pearls boxes throughout3) Additional diagrams and tables4) Updated references and suggested readings5) New chapters include: ·Legal Medicine History·Healthcare Technology: Medical, Ethical and Legal Aspects·Patients with Infectious Diseases (HIV Infection and Covid-19)·General Pain Management: Medical and Legal Aspects·General Pain Management: Medical and Legal Aspects·Cannabis (Marijuana): Medical and Legal Aspects·Drug (Treatment) Courts·Public Health Law and Policy
