Assignment

Instructor insights include two articles on patient rights in an international context and rights in the context of physician-patient speech in the United States. You should reflect on the importance and complexities of a rights framework in international health and funding support as you engage in patient rights conversations this week. Also, think of the of state duties, physician responsibilities, and patient rights and interests in the complex context of physician-patient speech. Whose rights should drive all of these rights-based/driven relationships?
References:
Atif, M., Javaid, S., Farooqui, M., Sarwar, MR(2016) Rights and Responsibilities of TuberculosisPatients, and the Global Fund: A QualitativeStudy. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0151321. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0151321

Harrison, B (2015). P hysician-P atient Speech: An Analysis of the State of P atients' F irst Amendment Rights to Receive Accurate Medical AdviceCase Western Reserve Law Review,65 ( 3), 795-822. 28

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