What is the standard of care of a medical professional in negligence cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fullerton (Guardian ad litem of) v. Delair et al., 2005 BCSC 204 (CanLII):
The conduct of any medical practitioner must be judged according to the standard of care of similar professionals or those performing the same function. When a medical professional acts in accordance with a recognized and acceptable practice of the profession, he or she will not be found to be negligent. The standard is one of a prudent and diligent medical professional in similar circumstances and in light of the knowledge that ought to have been possessed at the time of the alleged negligence: ter Neuzen v. Korn, 1995 CanLII 72 (SCC), [1995] 3 S.C.R. 674.
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