Informed consent
- Applies the principles of informed consent in day to day clinical practice
- Identifies the circumstances that require informed consent to be obtained by a more senior clinician
- Provides a full explanation of procedures to patients considering factors affecting the capacity to give informed consent such as language, age & mental state
JMO Links
Queensland Health Informed Consent, NHMRC - Communicating with Patients, GMC - Consent,
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