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Amended Patient Rights Act: impact on decisions by and for the patient
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In this module, we discuss the framework of the law and reflect on the reforms of 2024 that were necessary to better respond to changing healthcare needs. You will discover which concrete changes have been implemented and how these affect daily practice. Among other things, we will address what capacity to consent means, how the distinction between a confidant and a representative works, and how patients gain more control over their care trajectory.
What will you learn?
Origin and reform of the Patients' Rights Act
Assessment of capacity to consent in practice
Difference between a confidant and a representative
Right to information, not knowing, and therapeutic exception
Application of informed consent and informed refusal
Representation in case of incapacity and advance care planning
Content
1. History and reform of the Patients' Rights Act8 min
2. Capacity to consent: definition and criteria8 min
3. Assessment of capacity to consent in practice8 min
4. Confidant versus representative8 min
5. Rights of the competent patient12 min
6. Informed consent: principle and conditions8 min
7. Shared decision-making and form of consent8 min
8. Right of refusal and withdrawal of consent8 min
9. The emergency case and therapeutic exception8 min
10. Minor patients6 min
11. The incompetent patient and representation8 min
12. The cascade arrangement for representation8 min
13. Deviations from the normal rules6 min
14. Advance care planning and living will12 min
15. Conclusion4 min