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Legal and ethical issues in telemedicine and robotics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16777109     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Modern medical concerns with telemedicine and robotics practiced across national or other jurisdictional boundaries engage the historical, complex area of law called conflict of laws. An initial concern is whether a practitioner licensed only in jurisdiction A who treats a patient in jurisdiction B violates B's laws. Further concerns are whether a practitioner in A who violates a contract or treats a patient in B negligently incurs liability in B, A, or both, and, if treatment lawful in A is unlawful in B, whether the practitioner commits a crime. Judicial procedures are set by courts in which proceedings are initiated, but courts may decline jurisdiction due to inconvenience to parties. If courts accept jurisdiction, they may apply their own substantive legal rules, but may find that the rules of a conflicting jurisdiction should apply. Cross-border care should not change usual medical ethics, for instance on confidentiality, but may mitigate or aggravate migration of specialists.
Authors:
B M Dickens; R J Cook
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2006-06-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics     Volume:  94     ISSN:  0020-7292     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Gynaecol Obstet     Publication Date:  2006 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-04     Completed Date:  2006-11-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0210174     Medline TA:  Int J Gynaecol Obstet     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  73-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. bernard.dickens@utoronto.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ethics, Clinical
Female
Gynecology* / ethics,  legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Robotics / ethics*,  legislation & jurisprudence*
Telemedicine / ethics*,  legislation & jurisprudence*

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