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Dr KK Aggarwal 06 January 2018
Court rules informed consent cannot be delegated. That was the key question in a controversial case recently decided by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In a 4-3 ruling, the court held that informed consent requires "direct communication between physician and patient, and contemplates a back-and-forth exchange. ... The duty to obtain informed consent belongs solely to the physician and cannot be delegated." The court held that a physician cannot rely upon a subordinate to disclose vital information and obtain informed consent.
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee Vice President CMAAO Group Editor-in-chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of India
Immediate Past National President IMA
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