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16440867

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Western philosophical and political thought has focussed on the significance of individual relativism. The legal system's approach to the investigation and regulation of medical practice is generally ad hoc and based on case law. In contrast, medical knowledge and understanding is progressively shifting towards a system of taxonomies and norms. Clinical guidelines and evidence-based medical practice are now commonplace in clinical practice. Due to the polarity of professional frameworks underpinning medicine and law, there has been an on-going struggle for the successful use of medical law that benefits both the quality of medical practice as well as its practitioners. This paper discusses the principles in developing and implementing a standard investigation tool for the coronial sector using the Falls Investigation Standard as an example, which has been in use for 12 months in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is hoped that using a standardised tool can balance the often conflicting tensions between medical and legal sectors by enabling an in-depth review of each issue while also strengthening the health system's capacity for self-regulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0723-1393
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
727-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Experience with practice guidelines for medico-legal death investigations: the case of falls-related deaths in hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Liaison Service, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article