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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Patricia A. Roche, JD, Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Department, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, T 3 W, Boston, MA 02118, 617 414-1461, pwroche@bu.edu

“As a patient you have a number of rights . . . “ This phrase can be found on posters, brochures, and handouts throughout most hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices. Prominent notices like these, and the shear number of rights listed in them, may provide assurance to some patients about the quality of the care they are about to receive. Although providing notice of patient rights may be seen as a necessary step to implementing such rights, it is certainly not sufficient. In this session I will explore what else has been done to promote patient rights and make recommendations for what remains to be done before patient rights can really matter for patients and for the public's health.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, the participant will be able to

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• define patient rights (
• discuss the nature and scope of patient rights in the U.S. (
• analyze the role of patient rights in relation to quality health care

Keywords: Quality of Care, Law

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No