MCCQE Part 1 · Population Health, Ethics and Law
Ethics and Law
15 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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- After a medical error that harms a patient, what is the physician's ethical duty?
- What is presumed about the decision-making capacity of an adult patient?
- Which document outlines Canada's policy for the ethical conduct of research involving humans?
- Which body licenses and disciplines physicians in each Canadian province?
- Which is an accepted ethical position about stopping life-sustaining treatment?
- What does a physician's duty of beneficence mean?
- Which of these is NOT one of the five principles of the Canada Health Act?
- Which elements are necessary for valid informed consent?
- What is the role of a Research Ethics Board (REB)?
- Which four elements must be proven in a negligence claim?
- What does portability mean in the Canada Health Act?
- Under which doctrine may a minor consent to treatment in Canada if they understand the nature and consequences?
- In which situation may a physician breach confidentiality?
- A patient in Canada refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons, is capable and informed, and will die without it. What should the physician do?
- Which criterion is required for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada?
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