HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Attending Physician, Informed Consent, Medical Record

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2321
• Professor: Kirsti Bissada

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Capacity: the attending physician must be satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that all of the following conditions are fulfilled, the patient is mentally capable of making an informed decision at the time of the request(s) The patient is capable of giving consent to assisted dying, paying particular attention to the potential vulnerability of the patient in these circumstances. Communications include exploring the priorities, values and fears of the patient in significant depth, providing i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)atio(cid:374) (cid:396)elated to the patie(cid:374)t"s diag(cid:374)osis a(cid:374)d p(cid:396)og(cid:374)osis, t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t optio(cid:374)s i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludi(cid:374)g palliati(cid:448)e (cid:272)a(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d othe(cid:396) possible interventions and a(cid:374)s(cid:449)e(cid:396)i(cid:374)g the patie(cid:374)t"s (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s. If either or both the attending physician or the consulting physician determines that the patient is incapable, the patient must be referred for further capacity assessment. The attending physician must determine if the patient qualifies for assisted dying under the parameters stated above in the eligibility section.