https://doi.org/10.4081/ijwc.2020.59

The informed consent for wound care treatment: legislative - juridical analysis and proposal of a model for single treatment

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020)
Submitted: February 19, 2020
Accepted: July 24, 2020
Published: January 26, 2021
Informed consent, wounds, professional responsibility, wound-care
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Riccardo Garcea
dr.garcea@libero.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-9295
Associazione Italiana Ulcere Cutanee, Regione Lazio, Italy.

In 2017 informed consent was further defined by law in Italy; in 2018 the processing of personal data was regulated and in 2019 a series of judgments by the Italian Highest Court of Justice have finally clarified the responsibilities inherent the misinformation and the lack of information of the patient. The judgements analysis of the body of law has revealed a grey area: the obligation to provide information to the patient by non-medical staff in disciplines, such as wound care, where these health professionals have wide autonomy within the execution of medical prescriptions. The aim of the present work is to analyze the context and provide a model of informed consent for every professional involved in complex wounds treatment.

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Garcea, R. (2021). The informed consent for wound care treatment: legislative - juridical analysis and proposal of a model for single treatment. Italian Journal of Wound Care, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ijwc.2020.59

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