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The publication provides a comprehensive analysis of the issue of patient consent to a medical procedure and criminal liability for its violation. It presents numerous issues that surface in the area of patient consent along with contentious issues, including...

The commentary is a comprehensive study containing an analysis of the provisions of the Act on Patients' Rights and Patients' Rights Ombudsman, as well as other legal acts in the field of medical law, thanks to which the complexity and dynamics of the discussed issues are shown. In the latest...

The book discusses issues relating to:- the medical and legal definition of biological medicines,- biosimilar medicines in clinical practice,- substitution of medicines in the context of patient rights,- biological medicines in EU legislation and in selected regulations and...

In Poland, the long-standing crisis of the health care system, disputes over its shape, financing and the conditions of employment of medical personnel have pushed the patient and his or her rights into the background. The changes to the health care system undertaken in recent years focus...

What is the greatest threat from biotechnology? What could be the consequences of advances in medical science? Is there a possibility of agreement between supporters and opponents of their unrestricted development? What impact might the pursuit of ... have on political elections?

(Medical Law) MERITUM Medical Law discusses in a cross-sectional manner the principles of particular institutions of medical law, paying particular attention to practical solutions. An advantage of the publication is the guide-like approach to the presented subject matter. The book is based on...

The aim of the study is a broad presentation of the range of rights to which the Polish patient is entitled. The considerations include the rights of recipients under the Act on health care services financed from public funds, an analysis of the Act on patients' rights and...

The book is a thorough study of a dozen legal issues concerning the situation of the patient as a subject who is entitled to certain rights in his/her relationship with the doctor, or representatives of other medical professions, and with the health care system. W...

The analysis of the issues of medical ethics and related dilemmas is particularly important nowadays, as Poland is undergoing huge economic and social changes, also in the field of health care. Knowledge of ethical principles can help in decision-making in various...

This publication contains articles on: Legal and ethical problems of neurology (Jerzy Pobocha), Therapy in terminal states - ethical considerations (Jerzy Umiastowski), Common ethical and legal dilemmas in the practice of a neurologist (Urszula Fiszer)....

Dignity of the child-reflections of a physician The concept of dignity is defined in the context of paediatrics, based on Janusz Korczak's concept of children's rights. The author, a doctor of a children's hospice, discusses the following rights of sick children: the right to life and death; the right to protection...

(doctor-patient relationship, paediatrics) https://journals.viamedica.pl/folia_cardiologica/article/view/23683 Paediatrics is the medical specialty that deals with the health and development of newborns, infants, pre-school, school-aged children and adolescents. Patients in...

Twenty hours without sleep. Ten without food. And a ward packed with mothers-to-be... Welcome to the world of midwifery. Moving, warm, yet spiced with feisty British humour and incredibly honest, the book 'The Midwifery Profession' is...

'Non-violent birth' has revolutionised the way we view childbirth, urging us to think about the birth of a child from the child's point of view. Why must the baby emerge from the darkness of a silent uterus into a world of blinding light and loud noises? Why must it ...

A humanistic approach to pregnant women is vital as humanistic care and good relationships with medical staff can make a real difference to the mother's psycho-physical condition. The book, which contains five chapters - Procreative health and ...