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Informed consent: ethical and legal aspects
Carole A Klove1, Sarah J DiBoise, Betty Pang
1Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. cklove@stanfordmed.org
Thoracic Surgery Clinics
|July 8, 2005
Summary
Informed consent law impacts medical practice, establishing a physician
Area of Science:
- Medical Law
- Bioethics
- Physician-Patient Relationship
Background:
- The legal doctrine of informed consent significantly influences healthcare.
- Various stakeholders, including patient advocates and regulatory bodies, shape its interpretation.
- Legal principles are integral to daily medical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the impact of informed consent doctrine on the physician-patient relationship.
- To explore how legal ambiguities in informed consent affect medical practice.
- To examine the role of informed consent in fostering trust.
Main Methods:
- Legal doctrine analysis.
- Review of stakeholder influences on informed consent.
- Examination of physician duties and patient rights.
Main Results:
- Informed consent establishes a duty for physicians to align patient and physician goals.
- Physicians benefit from patient-accepted decisions based on their expertise.
- Patients gain from decisions that respect their self-determined will.
Conclusions:
- The informed consent doctrine fosters a partnership between physicians and patients.
- It helps restore trust in the physician-patient relationship.
- Navigating informed consent ambiguities is crucial for modern medical practice.