Angus H Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6554457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angus H Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angus H |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON A H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ignored Disease or Diagnostic Dustbin? Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the British Context
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) was defined in 1969 and incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases a decade later. To advocates of SIDS as a diagnosis, medical interest in sudden infant death was long overdue. However, the definition of SIDS lacked positive diagnostic criteria, provoking some to view it as a 'diagnostic dustbin' for the disposal of problematic cases where cause of death was unclear. This paper examines the…
The Evolution of Confidentiality in the United Kingdom and the West
By its very nature medical practice involves the opening up of private lives to external scrutiny. The understanding that medical consultations are confidential encourages openness, trust, and frank disclosure of all possibly relevant information between patient and doctor. This in turn facilitates efficient and effective diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of illness and disease. Confidentiality is therefore an integral element of the patient-do…
The Lasting Legacy of a Bigamous Duchess
For all that is currently written on the subject of medical ethics, comparatively little comes from a historical perspective. This article provides socio-historical background on the case that set the boundaries of modern-day definitions of medical confidentiality: the trial of the Duchess of Kingston in 1776. By looking beyond Lord Mansfield's key ruling on confidentiality to the context in which it was made, the paper claims that the precedent …
The Lasting Legacy of a Bigamous Duchess
For all that is currently written on the subject of medical ethics, comparatively little comes from a historical perspective. This article provides socio-historical background on the case that set the boundaries of modern-day definitions of medical confidentiality: the trial of the Duchess of Kingston in 1776. By looking beyond Lord Mansfield's key ruling on confidentiality to the context in which it was made, the paper claims that the precedent …
The Lasting Legacy of a Bigamous Duchess
For all that is currently written on the subject of medical ethics, comparatively little comes from a historical perspective. This article provides socio-historical background on the case that set the boundaries of modern-day definitions of medical confidentiality: the trial of the Duchess of Kingston in 1776. By looking beyond Lord Mansfield's key ruling on confidentiality to the context in which it was made, the paper claims that the precedent …
The Evolution of Confidentiality in the United Kingdom and the West
By its very nature medical practice involves the opening up of private lives to external scrutiny. The understanding that medical consultations are confidential encourages openness, trust, and frank disclosure of all possibly relevant information between patient and doctor. This in turn facilitates efficient and effective diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of illness and disease. Confidentiality is therefore an integral element of the patient-do…
Ignored Disease or Diagnostic Dustbin? Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the British Context
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) was defined in 1969 and incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases a decade later. To advocates of SIDS as a diagnosis, medical interest in sudden infant death was long overdue. However, the definition of SIDS lacked positive diagnostic criteria, provoking some to view it as a 'diagnostic dustbin' for the disposal of problematic cases where cause of death was unclear. This paper examines the…
Confidentiality (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Ethics in medical practice (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Torture, Ethics, and Law (2 works) · Bioethics (1 work) · Cause of death (1 work)