Practising medicine in Colombia
Law 23 of 1981, the medical ethics tribunals, Law 1164 of 2007 and professional liability.
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Topic
- An ill, substance-impaired or incompetent colleague: what to doIf a colleague cannot practise safely, the duty to patients requires action: protect them first…
- Medical liability: obligation of means and lex artisA doctor promises careful care in line with the lex artis, not a cure; liability arises when the…
Law
- Ley 1164 de 2007: health workforceLaw 1164 of 2007 sets the requirements to work in health, the Rethus register, the compulsory…
- Ley 23 de 1981: the Colombian medical ethics lawLaw 23 of 1981 is the ethics code for doctors in Colombia: how to treat the patient, keep…
- Medical advertising and fees (Law 23 of 1981, arts. 22 to 25 and 55 to 61)Law 23 of 1981 requires ethical, truthful advertising, sets what a doctor's notice may say and…
- Relations between doctors: case conferences, consultations and criticising a colleague (Law 23 of 1981, arts. 19 to 32)Law 23 of 1981 asks doctors for loyalty: case conferences and consultations with equal fees, and…
- The medical ethics tribunals: process and sanctionsThe medical ethics tribunals investigate complaints against doctors and can warn, censure or…
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