What is the standard of care required by an ordinary and competent physician?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chang v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, 2007 BCCA 569 (CanLII):
To succeed in her action against the defendant doctors, the plaintiff would have to establish that they failed to meet the standard of care expected of an ordinary and competent physician in similar circumstances: ter Neuzen v. Korn, 1995 CanLII 72 (SCC), [1995] 3 S.C.R. 674. Here the defendants have introduced opinions of experts that opine they have met the appropriate standard of care. The plaintiff has not introduced any evidence. She cannot meet the burden of proof upon her that the conduct of the defendant doctors fell below the standard of care required of a physician in each of their circumstances.
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