WCM-Q discusses legal, ethical issues related to mental health primary care

Doha: The legal framework and ethical challenges associated with the provision of primary patient care for patients with mental health issues were discussed at the latest installment of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Intersection of Law & Medicine series. 

A panel of expert speakers convened online to explore the legal framework and implementation guidance arising from Qatar’s Mental Health Law 16 of 2016, as well as ethical issues and Islamic values as they relate to hospital admissions and the practice of mental healthcare in Qatar.  The event, titled ‘The Stigma of Mental Health: Ethical Challenges and Legal Hurdles for Primary Patient Care,’ was coordinated and delivered by WCM-Q’s Division of Continuing Professional Development in collaboration with the College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU).