Symposium Management Committee

Emergency situation was declared in Estonia in the middle of March; the country was placed under partial lockdown. Libraries had to close. One of the first steps taken by the National Library of Estonia in these exceptional circumstances was to establish a crisis management committee to monitor the overall situation and decide how the library should proceed. The library was able to react quickly and continue with basic services, providing them online or contact-free. New services were introduced, making home lending and reference enquiry more efficient and convenient. The library reopened on 18 May. Looking back, we are happy to have not just survived but managed the crisis as an opportunity. This was reflected in increased numbers of new registered readers and usage. The emergency situation clearly indicated one of the most important requirements for libraries – the need to be ready to react fast and adapt to new situations.

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IEDS Management Committee

2020 International EOS/ESD Symposium on Design and System (IEDS) ◽

10.23919/ieds48938.2021.9468823 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Management Committee

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Informing patients: The Bolam legacy

Medical Law International ◽

10.1177/0968533220954228 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 103-130

Author(s):

Emma Cave ◽

Caterina Milo

Keyword(s):

Hospital Management ◽

Medical Advice ◽

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Health Board ◽

Management Committee ◽

Patient Centred Care ◽

Capacity To Consent ◽

Incremental Development ◽

The Uk ◽

Treatment Alternatives

In the context of medical advice to patients, the UK decision in Montgomery v. Lanarkshire Health Board rejected the application of Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee. This article argues that the rejection is neither complete nor settled. We explore doctrinal, conceptual and practical limitations of Montgomery to demonstrate the vestiges of Bolam’s relevance to medical advice. Medical advice does not end with disclosure of material risk but incorporates information on prognosis, diagnosis and treatment alternatives. Montgomery does not always apply in these cases, nor outside the medical mainstream or where patients lack capacity to consent. We identify ways in which the extension of patient-centred care in the giving of medical advice can be achieved through incremental development of Montgomery and application of the Bolitho gloss to require that processes conform to Montgomery principles of partnership and autonomy.

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