An update on consent law.
Two recent decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada have altered some aspects of the law of consent and clarified others. The decisions have in part cut down the latitude which a physician has in deciding what to tell his patients. The courts have opted for an objective approach which requires the physician to present to the patient all material facts relating to the patient's situation so that the patient may choose what if any investigation or treatment he will have.
D002170:Canada; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010358:Patient Participation; D014342:Truth Disclosure