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Medicine

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Antimalarial Measures, Fevers Treated With Antimalarial Drugs (in the Human Development Area)

In this context, Medicine means: the percentage of children under age five who were ill with fever in the two weeks before the survey and received antimalarial drugs.

Antimalarial Measures, Use of Insecticide Treated Bednets (in the Human Development Area)

In this context, Medicine means: the percentage of children under age five sleeping under insecticide treated bednets.

Law and Medicine

Contents of Law and Medicine

Contents of this subject matter include:

• Introduction to Health Law- What are the major legal and ethical issues? How does Bioethics play a role?

• The legal duties of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals/The role of Inquiries/disciplinary matters

• Consent to medical procedures-adults, children and the mentally incompetent

• Doctor s duty to provide information-negligence issues and defenses

• Injuries caused by Medical Treatment - negligence

• Access to medical records- ownership issues/FOI

• Privacy and Confidentiality

• Withdrawal of treatment and Euthanasia/adults and children

• Abortion and wrongful birth

• Complementary and alternative medicine

• Public Health Law issues- obesity, tobacco, SARS

• Organ donation

Medicine and Law

Contents of Medicine and Law

Contents of this subject matter include:

• Introduction to Health Law- What are the major legal and ethical issues?

• The legal duties of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals/ disciplinary matters/ Inquiries/Royal Commissions

• Consent to medical procedures-adults, children and the mentally incompetent

• Doctor's duty to provide information-Open disclosure/negligence issues and defenses

• Injuries caused by Medical Treatment -negligence

• Access to medical records- ownership issues/FOI

• Privacy and Confidentiality

• Withdrawal of treatment and Euthanasia

• Abortion and wrongful birth /wrongful life

• Public Health Law issues- obesity, tobacco, alcohol, cancer

• Medical Technology and Devices

• Complementary and alternative medicine

• Organ donation/Definition of death/Inquiries

Related Fields

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Legal Medicine

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Resources

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• Social Protection

• Social Security

• Employment Affairs

• Welfare State

• Health

Hierarchical Display of Medicine

Social Questions > Health > Medical science
Social Questions > Health > Pharmaceutical industry > Pharmaceutical product
Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care > Medical law
Social Questions > Health > Telemedicine
Education And Communications > Teaching > Vocational education > Medical training
Education And Communications > Information technology and data processing > Computer systems > Computer applications > Medical computing
Employment And Working Conditions > Organisation of work and working conditions > Working conditions > Occupational safety > Occupational medicine

Medicine

Concept of Medicine

See the dictionary definition of Medicine.

Characteristics of Medicine

Resources

Professional Content and Learning Tools

Lawi offers educational solutions and professional insight, integrating content, tools, and practical technology to promote lifelong learning, personal and professional improvement, and human progress through knowledge. Our collections feature resources and solutions from a wide range of subject areas, from management and finance to law and cybersecurity. This text is only a brief introduction. If you would like us to expand on this content, please let us know in the comments. If you’re finding our platform and newsletters valuable, share it with a colleague or friend, leave a comment and consider subscribing if you haven’t already (thanks!). There are group discounts, gift options, and referral bonuses available.

Translation of Medicine

• Spanish: Medicina

• French: Médecine

• German: Medizin

• Italian: Medicina

• Portuguese: Medicina

• Polish: Medycyna

Thesaurus of Medicine

Social Questions > Health > Medical science > Medicine
Social Questions > Health > Pharmaceutical industry > Pharmaceutical product > Medicine
Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Organisation of health care > Medical law > Medicine
Social Questions > Health > Telemedicine > Medicine
Education And Communications > Teaching > Vocational education > Medical training > Medicine
Education And Communications > Information technology and data processing > Computer systems > Computer applications > Medical computing > Medicine
Employment And Working Conditions > Organisation of work and working conditions > Working conditions > Occupational safety > Occupational medicine > Medicine

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Including similar content viewed by others, in case you missed it:

• Pharmaceutical product

  • Vaccine

  • Psychotropic substance

  • Vitamin

  • Medicament

  • Hormone

  • Homeopathic product

• Medical law

  • Patient's rights

• Medical training

• Medical computing

• Occupational medicine

• Medical data

  • Personal data

• Medical specialisation

• Medical report

  • Insurance

  • Report

• Nuclear medicine

  • Apparatus based on the use of rays

• Alternative medicine

  • Practitioner of alternative medicine

  • Homeopathic product

  • Medical plant

• Emergency medical treatment

  • Health risk

  • First aid

• Medical diagnosis

  • Medical device

• Forensic medicine

  • Criminology

• Medical examination