Medical Law and Ethics Flashcards

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What is confidentiality?

A

the starting assumption that personal information should not be shared

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Justifications for disclosure/ breaking confidentiality

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  1. patient consent
  2. statutory requirements (e.g. certain infectious diseases, FGM)
  3. public interests
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Exaamples of statutory requirements to break confidentiality

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FGM
certain infectious diseases
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