Includes table of cases.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The study and teaching of Canadian health law and policy / Joanna N. Erdman -- Part I. The health system -- Jurisdiction / Alana Klein -- The role of law in the rise and fall of Canadian medicare / Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas and David Rodriguez -- Charter review of health care access / Martha Jackman -- Quebec's contributions to health law and policy debates in Canada / Lara Khoury and Catherine Régis -- The governance of Indigenous health / Constance MacIntosh -- Part II. Health resources -- The role of regulation in health care : professional and institutional oversight / Amy Zarzeczny -- Pharmaceutical regulation in Canada / Matthew Herder -- Health information : privacy, confidentiality and access / Elaine Gibson -- The regulation of health research involving people / Gordon DuVal -- Robots and artificial intelligence in health care / Ian Kerr, Jason Millar and Noel Corriveau -- Genetics and the law / Ubaka Ogbogu -- Part III. Health practice -- Medical negligence law in Canada / Lorian Hardcastle -- Informed choice in medical care / Louise Bélanger-Hardy -- Legal capacity and decision-making / Joan M. Gilmour -- Mental health law / Jennifer A. Chandler -- Regulating reproduction / Vanessa Gruben -- Law and the body / Erin Nelson -- End of life law and policy / Jocelyn Downie -- Part IV. Public health -- Public health law and infectious diseases / Barbara von Tigerstrom -- Chronic diseases and the law / Jacob J. Shelley -- Social determinants and marginalized populations / Y.Y. Brandon Chen.