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- Title
Medical practice reform: historical approaches, legal responsibility, current legislation.
- Authors
Nicola, George; Gheorghiu, Irina-Maria; Scărlătescu, Sânziana; Mitran, Loredana; Mitran, Mihai
- Abstract
Legal liability for medical errors is an old concept, with a history that can be traced back to the Hammurabi Code in 2030 BC. Because medical practices had to be conducted to a high standard of care, some ethical and moral benchmarks were established from the beginning. The study, through a historical approach, presents the evolution of these values, along with medical scientific progress, towards the principles of bioethics. In the modern era, with the increase in the responsibility of the medical act, these principles are transformed into laws, outlining the legal responsibility. The natural consequence of this huge vulnerability is the need of adequate education and training of medical staff (university and postgraduate) in the legislative field, to allow them fulfill their profession effectively in the workplace while respecting the rights of patients.
- Subjects
LEGAL liability; MEDICAL errors; BIOETHICS
- Publication
ORL.ro, 2021, Issue 50, p22
- ISSN
2067-6530
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26416/orl.50.1.2021.4224