Publisher's Synopsis
<p> <b>Medical Liability and Treatment Relationships, Second Edition</b>, derived from the authors’ well-known casebook <i>Health Care Law and Ethics, Seventh Edition</i>, is the ideal casebook for any course that concentrates on medical malpractice and liability or the relationships between patients and providers. </p> <p> <b>This specialized casebook, like its parent book, integrates public policy and legal doctrine and features clear notes that provide context, smooth transitions between cases, and background information. Coverage includes:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>materials based on Part I of the parent book, “The Provider and the Patient,”</b> as well as coverage of <b>professional licensure and regulating access to drugs</b> </li> <li> <b>materials on medical malpractice not found in the parent book:</b> <ul> <li> <i>Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</i> </li> <li> Notes on forensic medicine and epidemiological evidence and a problem on practice guidelines </li> <li> <i>Duquette v. Superior Court</i> on the “ex parte contact” rule in discovery </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>a comprehensive web site,</b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.health-law.org"> www.health-law.org</a>, that provides background materials, updates of important events, additional relevant topics and links to other resources on the Internet. </li> </ul> <p> <b>New to the Second Edition: </b></p> <ul> <li> Liability implications of consumer-driven health care </li> <li> The latest information about the medical malpractice crisis </li> <li> <i>Adams v. Via Christi Regional Medical Center</i> - on forming a treatment relationship </li> </ul> <p> <b>Medical Liability and Treatment Relationships, Second Edition, </b>is precisely the book for any course or seminar that focuses on the many aspects of medical treatment relationships or the potential for medical liability. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>