Complementary Medicine, Ethics and Law
Michael Weir BA LLB(Hons) UQ, LLM (Bond) Associate Professor, School of Law, Bond University, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
This third edition of Professor Michael Weir’s text Complementary Medicine: Ethics and Law has just been released. It provides an update on significant changes in statutory scope of practice including recent New South Wales provisions, child abuse reporting and the implication of civil liability legislation in relation to the duty of care of practitioners and apologies and statements of regret. This edition also contains an augmented discussion of the ethical obligations of practitioners in the provision of complementary medicine. Complementary Medicine, Ethics and Law gives you the tools to understand the “Ten Commandments of Professional Practice” and recognise and deal with tricky legal situations that arise in practice. It assists you to understand your legal obligations to your clients and the profession, appreciate your ethical responsibilities, set up your professional practice, know the permitted boundaries of your practice, recognise the ins and outs of commercial leases and decipher professional indemnity insurance.
Table Of Contents
Introduction: What is Complementary Medicine, Regulation of Health Professionals, Commandments of Professional Practice. Ethics and Professional Misconduct: Ethics, Codes of Ethics, Typical Points Covered by Codes of Ethics, Disciplinary action. Scope of Practice: Prohibition on the Practice of Medicine, The Need for Reform, Holding out as a Medical Practitioner, Registration Acts for Other Health Professionals, Duty to Refer to Medical Practitioner. Negligence and Professional Responsibilities: Complementary Medicine and Negligence, General Principles of Negligence, Providing Information to Clients, Consent to Treatment, Liability in Contract, Health Rights Complaints Legislation. Goods: Therapeutic Goods Act, Consumer Legislation, Liability for Faulty Products. Modalities: Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Therapeutic Massage, Naturopathy, Homoeopathy, Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Herbal Medicine. Setting up a Practice: Business Names, Trading Structures, Leasing Premises, Working from Home, Buying a Practice, Goods and Services Tax, Employees, Professional Indemnity Insurance. The Legal Process: Sources of Law in Australia, Types of Law, Court System, Acting as a Witness, Expert Witnesses. Epilogue. Index, Table of Cases. Table of Legislation.
ISBN: 978-0-9803253-0-0 241 pages Prometheus Publications