Cole’s Medical practice in New Zealand
An introduction to the main legislation, ethical standards and guidelines which govern medical practice in New Zealand.
Cole's Medical practice in New Zealand 2013 Edition
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Preface - Cole's Medical Practice in New Zealand 2013
Chapter 1 - Good medical practice
Chapter 2 - The organisation of medical services in New Zealand
Chapter 3 - The doctor patient relationship
Chapter 4 - Cultural competence and patient-centred care
Chapter 5 - Māori and health
Chapter 6 - Pacific people in New Zealand
Chapter 7 - Asian people in New Zealand
Chapter 8 - The use of interpreters
Chapter 9 - The psychiatric patient and the law
Chapter 10 - Informed consent
Chapter 11 - End of life issues
Chapter 12 - Accident compensation
Chapter 13 - Medical records and patient access to information
Chapter 14 - The management of clinical investigations
Chapter 15 - Medicine and the Internet
Chapter 16 - Interdisciplinary collaboration: working in teams for patient care
Chapter 17 - Doctors in other roles
Chapter 18 - Doctors’ health
Chapter 19 - Maintaining competence
Chapter 20 - Credentialling
Chapter 21 - Error in medical practice
Chapter 22 - The New Zealand Medical Association code of ethics
Chapter 23 - Advertising
Chapter 24 - Doctors who use complementary and alternative medicine
Chapter 25 - Doctors and interventions with well people
Chapter 26 - The pharmaceutical industry and the profession
Chapter 27 - How medical practice standards are set by legislation 1: The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
Chapter 28 - How medical practice standards are set by legislation 2: Other Legislation
Chapter 29 - The role of the Health and Disability Commissioner and the Code of Rights
Chapter 30 - The disciplinary process