Informed Consent: A Primer for Clinical Practice

Citation

(2012), "Informed Consent: A Primer for Clinical Practice", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 25 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2012.06225daa.016

Informed Consent: A Primer for Clinical Practice

Informed Consent: A Primer for Clinical Practice

Article Type: Recent publications From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 25, Issue 4

Deborah Bowman, John Spicer and Rehana Iqbal,Cambridge University Press,December 2011,ISBN: 978-1-10768-806-3

Keywords: Informed consent, Clinical practice guidelines, Patient involvement

A case-based approach to the principles of informed consent and their application in clinical practice.

The literature on informed consent and its ethico-legal significance in clinical practice has grown rapidly in recent years. This unique book offers a practical description of the principles of informed consent and their application in daily clinical practice. Written by a team of experts in medical ethics and law, the chapters use a case-based approach to elucidate the essence of consent and highlight the ways in which individual patients and diverse situations can shape and even challenge the fundamental principles of informed consent. A range of situations in both primary and secondary care are covered and the content is arranged conceptually to help emphasise certain recurrent and related themes. An informative and rigorous yet accessible text, Informed Consent: A Primer for Clinical Practice is an essential resource for healthcare professionals working in all medical fields.

Contents include:

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  Introduction: why focus on informed consent?

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  Deciding who decides: capacity and consent.

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  Putting the informed into “informed consent”: information and decision-making.

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  Freedom of expression: the voluntary nature of consent.

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  A patient’s prerogative? The continuing nature of consent.

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  Concluding words about consent.

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  Index.