9 Dec 2014
DR CHAN PO SUM v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- DR CHAN PO SUM v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV103/2013
The Court of Appeal upheld the Medical Council: a practitioner must disclose defining and significant differences between treatment options and serious risks (even if low probability) necessary for informed consent; Dr Chan promoted PPH without balanced explanation, failed to examine a patient complaining of severe persistent abdominal pain, and failed to advise or follow up after discharge, conduct which fell below the standard expected of registered medical practitioners and amounted to professional misconduct; expert opinion supportive of a practice is weighty but not dispositive in discip…