What is the standard of diagnostic skill for a physician?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Shannahan v. Johnson, 2010 BCSC 700 (CanLII):
The general principle with regard to assessing a physician’s diagnostic skill, is that a doctor is expected to exercise reasonable care, skill and judgment in coming to a diagnosis. This is a matter of professional judgment based on training and experience: Scrimgeour v. Singer, [1988] B.C.J. No. 31(S.C.), at p. 3-4. A mere error in judgment is insufficient to found liability, and no physician, or any other professional, is expected to be infallible.
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