TY  - SER
AU  - Yarcia, Lee Edson P.
TI  - Redifining Duty towards an Interdisciplinary Appraisal of Medical Negligence Jurisprudence in the Philippines
SN  - 0031-7721
U1  - BPer. 340 
CY  - Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
PB  - University of the Philippines College of Law
KW  - Medical jurisprudence - Valuation
N2  - This note examines recent and leading cases on medical negligence, and analyzes the factors that courts use in determining  whether a physician is liable under the law on torts and quasi-delicts. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this Note assesses the functionality of the factors used by courts vis-a-vis the standard of care used by the medical community. Current Philippine literature on medical negligence, reviewing bills on medical malpractice, and exploring the utility of self-regulation in medical malpractice cases. This note focuses on directly appraising the definition of "duty" as currently understood by the courts and proposes the use of an evidence-based medicine framework to reduce variability in practice with an end goal of promoting patient rights and welfare
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