THE SEEN AND UNSEEN FACE OF ETHICAL CODES WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
THE SEEN AND UNSEEN FACE OF ETHICAL CODES WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Summary/Abstract: Our article makes a short review of several opinions and studies that exist within the specialized literature concerned with the role and the application of the code of ethics and professional conduct from the health care system. The theoretical process implied a necessary terminological clarification. Although we can see there are numerous professional codes that govern the activity of the health care system, both at national and supranational level, there are studies that highlight that these never reach their objective. At the same time, the article wishes to bring into the attention the fact that these ethical codes shall never have the desired efficiency if they are not accompanied by codes of conduct at the level of the organization, in their turn integrated in the ethics management programs within the organization.

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