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Chapter One - Human Rights in Patient Care: Contents

• Introduction
• How is patient care a human rights issue?
  • What is patient care?
  • What are human rights in patient care?
  • What are patient rights?
  • European Charter of Patients’ Rights
  • Did you know?
    
• What is OSI’s work in the area of human rights in patient care?
• Which are the most relevant international and regional human rights standards related to patient care?
  • Overview
  • How to read the tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Table 1: Patient care and the right to liberty and security of the person
  • Table 2: Patient care and the right to privacy
  • Table 3: Patient care and the right to information
  • Table 4: Patient care and the right to bodily integrity
  • Table 5: Patient care and the right to life
  • Table 6: Patient care and the right to the highest attainable standard of health
  • Table 7: Patient care and freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment
  • Table 8: Patient care and the right to participate in public policy
  • Table 9: Patient care and the right to non-discrimination and equality
    
• What are some examples of effective human rights programming in the area of patient care?
  
  • Introduction
    
  • Rights-based programming
    
  • Example 1:  Litigation to protect the confidentiality of medical information in the Ukraine
    
  • Example 2: Litigation to ensure patient treatment with dignity in the United Kingdom
    
  • Example 3:  Monitoring of patient rights in Europe
    
  • Example 4: Engaging health workers in health rights education and action in Uganda
    
• Where can I find additional resources on human rights in patient care?
  
  • Resources
  • Declarations and resolutions: UN
  • Declarations and resolutions: non-UN
  • Books
  • Reports, key articles, and other documents
  • Periodicals
  • Websites
  • Blogs
    
• What are key terms related to human rights in patient care?
  
  • Glossary
    
• Who are experts in the field of human rights in patient care?