Context: Doctors have been known to treat or give consultation to patients informally, with
none of the usual record keeping or follow up. They may wish to know whether this practice …

Background Informal medicine, entailing undocumented medical advice, has been
described in diverse medical disciplines and geographical regions. We assessed the current …

This article cites three court decisions involving physicians who provided an informal or"
curbside" consultation. The cases demonstrate the medico-legal implications of physicians …

In assessing whether a consulting physician is liable as a result of an informal (“curbside”)
communication, courts examine all of the facts and circumstances to determine if a physician …

Parsa-Parsi et al systematically discuss and elucidate contentious and noncontroversial
ethical issues that emerged during the ICoME (International Code of Medical Ethics) revision …

Background: Informal (“curbside”) consults are widely used by primary care physicians.
These interactions occur in person, by telephone, or even by e-mail. Exposure to …

Although the American Medical Association (AMA), the British Medical Association (BMA),
and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) have specifically discouraged physicians from …

Objective The authors explore the experiences of residents with respect to informal care
related to personal health, including “curbside consultation,” self-diagnosis, and self …

In this paper, I argue that the conscience clause around abortion provision in England,
Scotland and Wales is inadequate for two reasons. First, the patient and doctor are …

After a long day at work, Dr. Baker sits down to check her email and finds a forward from an
old medical school friend.“I thought you'd enjoy this,” her friend has written. The link takes …