Law and Ethics Law and Ethics

ACTIONSACTIONS Ethical and LegalEthical and Legal Unethical and LegalUnethical and Legal Ethical and IllegalEthical and Illegal Unethical and IllegalUnethical and Illegal

RIGHTSRIGHTS LegalLegal EthicalEthical

Overview of LawOverview of Law

CANADIAN LAWCANADIAN LAW LevelLevel

LegislationLegislation EnforcementEnforcement CourtsCourts Punishment Punishment

FoundationFoundation Roman Civil LawRoman Civil Law English Common LawEnglish Common Law

Overview of LawOverview of Law

CANADIAN LAWCANADIAN LAW Civil LawCivil Law

Private lawPrivate law Public LawPublic Law

Constitutional lawConstitutional law International LawInternational Law

Private/PublicPrivate/Public

Health Care ProfessionalsHealth Care Professionals

Health Professional’s Act (1991)Health Professional’s Act (1991) Minister of HealthMinister of Health Public interestPublic interest StandardsStandards Scope of practiceScope of practice RequirementsRequirements

Civil LawCivil Law

Tort lawTort law UnintentionalUnintentional

NegligenceNegligence StandardsStandards

IntentionalIntentional Violation of rightsViolation of rights BatteryBattery PrivacyPrivacy

Health RecordsHealth Records

DocumentationDocumentation Record of care Record of care CommunicationCommunication Legal implicationsLegal implications Privacy (Charter of Rights and Freedoms Privacy (Charter of Rights and Freedoms

1992)1992) Confidentiality (Personal Information and Confidentiality (Personal Information and

Electronic Documents Act 2000)Electronic Documents Act 2000) exceptions exceptions

Ethical DilemmasEthical Dilemmas

FactorsFactors KnowledgeKnowledge TechnologyTechnology Societal valuesSocietal values Informed publicInformed public Life expectancyLife expectancy

Theoretical approachesTheoretical approaches TeleologicalTeleological DeontologicalDeontological

Principles in EthicsPrinciples in Ethics

Equity/JusticeEquity/Justice BeneficenceBeneficence Non-maleficenceNon-maleficence Autonomy/Power balanceAutonomy/Power balance

Basic rightsBasic rights Rights R/T deathRights R/T death DNRDNR Advance directivesAdvance directives

Ethical IssuesEthical Issues

AdvocacyAdvocacy Age rationingAge rationing Mental competence/vulnerabilityMental competence/vulnerability Extraordinary treatmentExtraordinary treatment Right to dieRight to die RestraintsRestraints Organizational constraintsOrganizational constraints

Decision-MakingDecision-Making

AssessmentAssessment Legal dataLegal data Ethical principlesEthical principles OptionsOptions ConstraintsConstraints ChoicesChoices ActionsActions ReviewReview