Duty to disclose in medical genetics: A legal perspective Export

@article{citeulike:1401826, abstract = {As technical knowledge and public information in medical genetics continue to expand, the geneticist may expect to be held responsible for informing patients and clients about new developments in research and diagnosis. The long legal evolution of the physician's duty to disclose, and more recent findings of a physician's duty to recall former patients to inform them about newly discovered risks of treatment, indicate that medical geneticists may have a duty to disclose both current and future information about conditions that are or could be inherited. Recent case law supports findings of professional liability for both present and future disclosure, even in the absence of an active physician-patient relationship. The requirement of candid and complete disclosure will affect the counseling approach in testing for deleterious genes and in providing medical treatment for minors with hereditary diseases. Finding a duty to recall may impose further professional burdens on the geneticist to reach beyond the immediate counseling arena and to recontact patients, perhaps years after their initial visit to genetics clinic.}, address = {Department of Biometry and Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana}, author = {Pelias, Mary Z.}, citeulike-article-id = {1401826}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320390320}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110516068/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/ajmg.1320390320}, journal = {American Journal of Medical Genetics}, keywords = {apa, bma, bmc, greb, legal, mra, mra-ref, myrecords, perspective, public, rec, research, unauthorized}, number = {3}, pages = {347--354}, posted-at = {2009-01-30 07:40:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Duty to disclose in medical genetics: A legal perspective}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320390320}, volume = {39}, year = {1991} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1401826 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1401826 N2 - As technical knowledge and public information in medical genetics continue to expand, the geneticist may expect to be held responsible for informing patients and clients about new developments in research and diagnosis. The long legal evolution of the physician's duty to disclose, and more recent findings of a physician's duty to recall former patients to inform them about newly discovered risks of treatment, indicate that medical geneticists may have a duty to disclose both current and future information about conditions that are or could be inherited. Recent case law supports findings of professional liability for both present and future disclosure, even in the absence of an active physician-patient relationship. The requirement of candid and complete disclosure will affect the counseling approach in testing for deleterious genes and in providing medical treatment for minors with hereditary diseases. Finding a duty to recall may impose further professional burdens on the geneticist to reach beyond the immediate counseling arena and to recontact patients, perhaps years after their initial visit to genetics clinic. IS - 3 JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics AD - Department of Biometry and Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana EP - 354 TI - Duty to disclose in medical genetics: A legal perspective VL - 39 SP - 347 KW - apa KW - bma KW - bmc KW - greb KW - legal KW - mra KW - mra-ref KW - myrecords KW - perspective KW - public KW - rec KW - research KW - unauthorized AU - Pelias, Mary PY - 1991/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320390320 ER -