Legal considerations of consent and privacy in the context of clinical photography in Australian medical practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-49

  Mahar, Patrick D ^a,b   Foley, Peter A ^a,c   Sheed Finck, Alexander ^d   Baker, Christopher S ^a,c  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d SMR Legal   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPUTER SECURITY; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIVACY;

EID: 84874638033     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11086     Document Type: Article

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