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Duties of health care providers towards child patients
(considering the provisions of the Children's Act and the National Health Act).
Ethical rules governing treatment of child patients
A brief consideration of the disciplinary procedures at the Health Professional Council of South Africa for alleged unprofessional conduct.
Duties of health researchers towards children involved in therapeutic and non-therapeutic research (considering the provisions of the Children's Act and the National
Health Act
Ethical governing therapeutic and non-therapeutic rules research carried out on children
The relevant ethical guidelines of the South African Medical Research Council and the Health Professions Council of South Africa
Helsinki Declaration and specific provisions regarding research on children.
The ethical dilemmas raised by clinical drug trials involving children
Ethical issues in genetic testing and screening of children
Potential liability of health care providers in the context of providing healthcare to child patients (consequences of disregarding a child's consent or failure to obtain consent).
Brief introduction to the possible liability of medical practitioners in actions on wrongful pregnancy, birth and life.
Criminal and civil liability in the context of treating children.
Potential liability of health researchers in the context of carrying out therapeutic and non-therapeutic research on children (consequences of disregarding ethical guidelines on human research).
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