Medicolegal Issues (Documentation/Informed Consent)

Abel Torres; Tejas Desai; Alpesh Desai; William Kirby

doi:10.1007/978-0-85729-281-0_31

Medicolegal Issues (Documentation/Informed Consent)

Abel Torres, Tejas Desai, Alpesh Desai, William Kirby

Dermatology

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Abstract

The number of elective laser and light procedures continues to grow eliciting a host of medicolegal issues. Informed consent involves a meeting of the minds as a result of a discussion between the provider and the patient. The risks, benefits and alternatives of a procedure should be disclosed to a patient and is paramount to an informed consent.Unique patient and physician concerns regarding the laser procedure should be documented.The informed consent process might benefit from supplementary modes of communication such as patient questionnaires to improve retention rates.Most laser procedures require for lasers individualized informed consents.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	383-385
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780857292810
ISBN (Print)	9780857292803, 978-1-4471-6856-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-281-0_31
State	Published - Sep 6 2011

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General Medicine

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Emergency Medicine

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