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TheStar.com - Mom wins right to sue doctor
"Mom wins right to sue doctor"
Similarity?
TheStar.com - Mom wins right to sue doctor
"Mom wins right to sue doctor"
Similarity?
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Psychopathy
Psychopathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"What is a psychopath?"
I wonder why this bit of knowledge,
while it is enlighting
does not provide any comfort,
when viewed in the context of many
of the postings on this weblog.
"What is a psychopath?"
I wonder why this bit of knowledge,
while it is enlighting
does not provide any comfort,
when viewed in the context of many
of the postings on this weblog.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Radical changes for organ donors
"Laws governing organ donation and tissue retention in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to be overhauled"
Any chance that Canada will give it's citizens some, effective rights, in this important area? Probably not! Here in Canada, a patient being pronounced dead following cardiac arrest then attempting to leave the ICU after being abandoned is too trivial an event to merit an explanation of the misdiagnosis of death. Voluntary organ donation anybody, following a death due to cardiac arrest?
Any chance that Canada will give it's citizens some, effective rights, in this important area? Probably not! Here in Canada, a patient being pronounced dead following cardiac arrest then attempting to leave the ICU after being abandoned is too trivial an event to merit an explanation of the misdiagnosis of death. Voluntary organ donation anybody, following a death due to cardiac arrest?
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Patient loses final appeal over treatment
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
"It is a Catch-22 situation."
Patient loses right-to-food fight
"It is a Catch-22 situation."
Patient loses right-to-food fight
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Limits on Self Regulation?
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Health |
Doctors to face independent review in cases of misconduct
Will this element of justice be considered in Canada?
Sure!? ‽
Doctors to face independent review in cases of misconduct
Will this element of justice be considered in Canada?
Sure!? ‽
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
Thursday, June 01, 2006
BBC NEWS Health
"Doctor manslaughter charges rise"
Patient's Rights?
Organ transplant - Ethics and competence‽
Organ donor pool to expand by including victims of heart failure,
"Doctor manslaughter charges rise"
Patient's Rights?
Organ transplant - Ethics and competence‽
Organ donor pool to expand by including victims of heart failure,
Ontario hopes to dramatically boost number of transplants
Here in Canada, a patient being pronounced dead following cardiac arrest then attempting to leave the ICU after being abandoned is too trivial an event to merit an explanation of the misdiagnosis of death. Voluntary organ donation anybody, following a death due to cardiac arrest?
Thursday, May 04, 2006
BBC NEWS | Health
"Progress 'too slow' after Shipman"
Even with a clearly defined problem area,
the Shipman Inquiry, there is no apparent progress.
A bit more news to amplify
or clarify the current crisis.
May 10, 2006
click here
Are the following advertised intiatives,
attempts at corrective action or are they really propaganda?
Current Patient Safety Initiatives in Canada
W.H.O.
LONDON DECLARATION
Patients for Patient Safety
W.H.O.
Patients for patient safety
Trends In Patient Safety
The Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety (MIPS)
"Progress 'too slow' after Shipman"
the Shipman Inquiry, there is no apparent progress.
A bit more news to amplify
or clarify the current crisis.
May 10, 2006
click here
Are the following advertised intiatives,
attempts at corrective action or are they really propaganda?
Current Patient Safety Initiatives in Canada
W.H.O.
LONDON DECLARATION
Patients for Patient Safety
W.H.O.
Patients for patient safety
Trends In Patient Safety
The Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety (MIPS)
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