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Virulent Epidemics and Scope of Healthcare Workers' Duty of Care

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
The phrase "duty of care" is, at best, too vague and, at worst, ethically dangerous. The nature and scope of the duty need to be determined, and conflicting duties must be recognized and acknowledged.
Daniel K. Sokol
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Nursing’s Duty of Care: From Legal Obligation to Moral Commitment

open access: yesNursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2017
Duty of care is a legal, ethical and professional obligation and commitment for nurses to provide quality care and protect patient safety. Although 'giving care' and 'to care' has been discussed widely in nursing literature, less attention has been given
Tineke Water   +4 more
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The Duty of Care in Czech Company Law

open access: yesActa Universitatis Carolinae Iuridica, 2022
The duty of care is a core instrument to incentivise directors to act diligently and in the best interest of the company. The article seeks to answer the following questions concerning the duty of care in company law; 1) who is obliged to exercise it, 2)
Kateřina Eichlerová
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Osobní ochranné pomůcky jako novotvar pracovního práva

open access: yesActa Universitatis Carolinae Iuridica, 2021
This article considers international, EU-law and Czech national law that regulates personal protective instruments. Special attention is given to face masks as set forth by emergency decisions issued by the Czech Government during its campaign against ...
Martin Štefko
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Primary Extrapulmonary Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis of the Hip in an Immunocompetent Female-A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
The problem of drug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) is looming large in the developing countries. TB of the skeletal system is rare and the primary extensively drug resistant TB (XDR-TB) of the hip joint has never been reported in the medical literature so ...
Sankalp Yadav, Gautam Rawal
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The Modification of the Duty of Loyalty and the Duty of Care and the Consequences of Their Breach by Members of Elective Bodies of Stock Companies

open access: yesBratislava Law Review, 2022
There are two leading duties that react to the agency problem in the corporate regulation – duty of loyalty and duty of care. The purpose of this paper is to answer the question whether, under what circumstances and on what grounds, it would be ...
Lucie Josková, Petr Tomášek
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On pandemics and the duty to care: whose duty? who cares? [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2006
Abstract Background As a number of commentators have noted, SARS exposed the vulnerabilities of our health care systems and governance structures. Health care professionals (HCPs) and hospital systems that bore the brunt of the SARS outbreak continue to struggle with the aftermath of the crisis. Indeed, HCPs – both in
Ruderman, Carly   +6 more
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Responsibility of Financial Institutions as Potential Intermediaries of Fraud and the Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle

open access: yesAsian Journal of Law and Policy, 2023
Generally, a bank may owe a duty of care towards its customers in a negligence claim. In a recent case of Koperasi Sahabat Amanah Ikhtiar Bhd v RHB Investment Bank Bhd, the Court of Appeal extended the duty of care of banks to non-customers.
Julia Farhana Rosemadi, Dennis W K Khong
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Do Australian Fire Brigades Owe a Common Law Duty of Care? A Review of Three Recent Cases

open access: yesVictoria University Law and Justice Journal, 2013
The law regarding the fire service’s liability for alleged negligence in the way they plan for or respond to a fire is reasonably untested. This paper reports on three cases that were decided in 2012 by the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Tasmania and
Michael Eburn
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Predictors of Defensive Practices among Italian Psychiatrists: Additional Findings from a National Survey

open access: yesMedicina, 2023
Background: Defensive medicine is characterized by medical decisions made primarily as a precaution against potential malpractice claims. For psychiatrists, professional responsibility encompasses not only the appropriateness of diagnosis and treatment ...
Donato Morena   +7 more
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