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Medicolegal and Ethical Issues in Neurology, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 41-3 - July 5, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Joseph S. Kass, Michael A. Rubin
  • Language: English

In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Joseph S. Kass and Michael A. Rubin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Medicolegal Issues in Neurology. Top… Read more

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In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Joseph S. Kass and Michael A. Rubin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Medicolegal Issues in Neurology. Top experts in the field provide up-to-date, focused guidance on how to identify and approach the major medicolegal and ethical issues that neurologists confront in today’s clinical practice.

Key features

  • Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including medical aid in dying; legal and ethical issues in the neurology of reproductive health; brain death: ethical and legal challenges; organ donation and controlled determination of death by circulatory criteria; ethics and legal issues regarding global neurology; and more.

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews of medicolegal issues in neurology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Neurology

Table of contents

Informed Consent and Decision-Making for Patients with Acquired Cognitive Impairment Medical Assistance in Dying in Neurology Futility and Shared Decision-Making Brain Death: Ethical and Legal Challenges Medical Malpractice and the Neurologist: An Introduction Medical Malpractice and the Neurologist: Specific Neurological Claims Protecting Privacy: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Twenty-First Century Cures Act, and Social Media False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute: Avoiding Legal Landmines Legal and Ethical Issues in the Neurology of Reproductive Health Counseling Patients with Neurologic Disabilities Global Neurology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 41-3
  • Published: July 6, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Joseph S. Kass

Joseph S. Kass, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief of Neurology, Ben Taub General Hospital, Harris Health System, Houston, Texas.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief of Neurology, Ben Taub General Hospital, Harris Health System, Houston, Texas, USA

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Michael A. Rubin

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Deparmetn of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center