Code of Medical Ethics and Deontology

11_ CODE OF MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY - Article 6.2 A doctor must ensure the quality, safety, and efficiency of his professional practice, the main instruments for promoting, defending and restoring the health of his/her patients and the community. Article 6.3 A doctor must be aware of his professional duties toward society. Doctors are obliged to seek the greatest effectiveness and efficiency of his work and the optimal performance of the means that society makes available to them. Article 6.4 The health system is the main instrument of society for the care and promotion of health; therefore, a doctor must ensure that it meets the requirements of quality, sufficiency of care, and maintenance of ethical principles. In any field in which a doctors works, a doctor is obliged to report deficiencies, insofar as they may affect the correct care of patients. Article 6.5 A doctor has the duty and the right to exercise their profession with professional autonomy and clinical independence. A doctor is free to explain their professional opinion regarding the care and treatment of their patients without influence from outside parties or persons, for the benefit of such patients and society.

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