What is the standard of disclosure required by a physician to obtain consent from a patient?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Friebel v. Omelchenko, 2014 BCSC 1039 (CanLII):
Before obtaining a patient’s consent and implementing a course of treatment, the doctor must disclose to the patient the nature of the proposed treatment, its gravity, and any associated material, special and unusual risks that a reasonable person in the patient’s shoes would want to know: Reibl. In addition to informing the patient about the frequency or statistical chance of a material or special risk arising, the physician must also explain the nature and severity of the injury that could ensue: Brock v. Anderson, 2003 BCSC 1359 [Brock].
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