The new Italian law 219/2017: an extraordinary clinical tool in internal medicine

Autor:	Matteo Bolcato, Giacomo Fassina, Matteo Sanavio, Anna Aprile
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Informed consent patients’ self-determination shared care planning advance directives. Medicine
Zdroj:	Italian Journal of Medicine (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1877-9344 1877-9352
DOI:	10.4081/itjm.2020.1280
Popis:	On December 2017, Law 219 named Provisions for informed consent and advance treatment directives was approved in Italy, and on one side this law helped the daily medical activity on the other side it enhanced the patient's self-determination. This contribution analyzes the new legislative disposition and the possible medical-legal and practical implications for patients entrusted in hospitals. In particular, it focuses on the usefulness of an early planning of medical care decision in complex pathological situations in order to enhance the patient's self-determination and his eventual impassable refusal. It also safeguards the medical work from disputes and claims, preserving medical autonomy and competence.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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