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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Although obtaining a valid consent from patients has always involved explanations about the general nature of the proposed treatment and its anticipated effect, the Supreme Court of Canada, in 1980, imposed a more stringent standard of disclosure upon physicians. The adequacy of consent explanations is to be judged by the "reasonable patient" standard, what a reasonable patient in the particular patient's position would have expected to hear before consenting.  2, record 1, English, - reasonable%20patient%20standard

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La norme du patient raisonnable [...]. Le tribunal voudra connaître les renseignements que [le patient] aurait voulu avoir dans les circonstances, pour évaluer ensuite ce qu'un patient raisonnable aurait voulu savoir dans les mêmes circonstances.  2, record 1, French, - norme%20du%20patient%20raisonnable

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

norme du patient raisonnable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  3, record 1, French, - norme%20du%20patient%20raisonnable

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish