RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 When patient care is shared, who is the most responsible physician?
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 885
OP 886
VO 154
IS 6
A1 K. Capen
YR 1996
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/6/885.abstract
AB Ottawa lawyer Karen Capen examines the case of five Ontario physicians who faced charges of professional misconduct after a patient they cared for died in 1988. The investigation, which focused on the concept of "most responsible physician," serves as a cautionary tale for all doctors who share the care of a patient with colleagues.