Imposing the duty of candour on Malaysian healthcare organisations: analysing the medico-legal consequences

• Main Authors: Saleh, Muhammad Ridhwan, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie, Mohamed, Duryana, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: K Law (General); KPG Malaysia; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63958/4/Duty%20of%20Candour%20KK%20ICLAS7.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63958/11/63958_Imposing%20the%20Duty%20of%20Candour-tentative.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63958/; https://iclas2018.org/parallel-sessions/

The Duty of Candour requires healthcare providers to be open, honest and transparent with patients and their families when the treatment given results in an adverse outcome. Being open include the offering of explanation, apology and remedial actions. Although openness, transparency and candour are...