| The legal role of medical professionals in decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment: Part 3 (Victoria). | |
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PMID: 21774274 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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This is the final article in a series of three that examines the legal role of medical professionals in decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment from adults who lack capacity. This article considers the position in Victoria. A review of the law in this State reveals that medical professionals play significant legal roles in these decisions. However, the law is problematic in a number of respects and this is likely to impede medical professionals' legal knowledge in this area. The article examines the level of training that medical professionals receive on issues such as refusal of treatment certificates and substitute decision-making, and the available empirical evidence as to the state of medical professionals' knowledge of the law at the end of life. It concludes that there are gaps in legal knowledge and that law reform is needed in Victoria. The article also draws together themes from the series as a whole, including conclusions about the need for more and better medical education and about law reform generally. |
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Lindy Willmott; Ben White; Malcolm Parker; Colleen Cartwright |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of law and medicine Volume: 18 ISSN: 1320-159X ISO Abbreviation: J Law Med Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-07-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9431853 Medline TA: J Law Med Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 773-97 Citation Subset: IM |
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Health Law Research Program, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology. l.willmott@qut.edu.au |
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