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SUMMARY:Medical treatment decisions and the law
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DESCRIPTION:\n	This course will offer an overview of the law relating to
	 medical treatment decisions\, both children and adults\, and both for pat
	ients able to make a decision for themselves\, and where best interests de
	cisions must be made for those who cannot\, and how to tell the difference
	. We will also look at how\, and when\, it may be necessary to involve the
	 court to resolve disputes and – better – how to avoid disputes altoge
	ther.\n\n\n\n	Decisions about medical treatment can be about life and deat
	h\, such as withdrawal of treatment or (not) providing CPR. Or about quali
	ty of life\, liberty and independence\, which can be just as important. Bu
	t the legal (and ethical) framework around these decisions is often misund
	erstood\, leading to distress and disputes at the very worst of times\, as
	 we have seen in a few very high-profile cases. It can also cause uncertai
	nty and doubt in clinicians\, where the law is misunderstood as a stick to
	 beat them with\, rather than a shield to protect their reasonable decisio
	n-making.\n\n\n\n	We will cover whether a patient should always get what t
	hey want\, or does “doctor know best”? When a patient cannot make a de
	cision for themselves\, who gets to decide\, and how should these decision
	s be made? What is the role of so-called “next of kin” (and did you kn
	ow that there’s actually no such thing)? Can parents insist on treatment
	 for a child when doctors think it futile? How are disputes in this contex
	t resolved and\, better yet\, how are they avoided?\n\n\n\n	Throughout\, w
	e will talk in particular about the importance of good communication\, and
	 managing expectations\, and how to ensure that clinicians are doing the r
	ight thing for the patient\, as well as avoiding getting sued.\n\n\n\n	Key
	 learning objectives:\n\n\n\n	To understand and apply in practice the fund
	amental legal framework around decisions about medical treatment\, includi
	ng:\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			Rationing and resource allocation\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			T
	he limits of choice and autonomy\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			The relationship betwee
	n law and ethics\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			The importance of good communication\, 
	and how to not get sued\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			The law on consent\n		\n	\n	\n		
	\n			Mental capacity and best interests decision for adults\n		\n	\n	\n		\
	n			Decisions about children – Gillick competence\, parental responsibil
	ity and disputes\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			Restraint and deprivation of liberty\n	
		\n	\n	\n		\n			Going to court\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	Register\n\n
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