Principles of conducting of medical research – comment to the Art. 48–51 of the Code of Medical Ethics Cover Image

Zasady prowadzenia medycznych badań naukowych. Komentarz do art. 48–51 Kodeksu etyki lekarskiej
Principles of conducting of medical research – comment to the Art. 48–51 of the Code of Medical Ethics

Author(s): Jędrzej Skrzypczak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Naczelna Izba Lekarska
Keywords: legal principles of conducting medical researches;usage a clinical specimens for research purposes;the protection of copyright in scientific research;the legal status of scientific works;plagiarism

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the standards of medical deontology defining principles of medical scientific research contained in art. 48–51 of the Code of Medical Ethics. According to the art. 48 CME all the discoveries and insights related to the medical profession, doctor should be refered to medical environment and publish primarily in the medical press. The art. 49 CME requires to strictly observe copyright in scientific publications, in particular adding the name to the work of teams, which is not a participant or ignore the names of those who took part in them is a violation of ethics. In addition, under this provision, the use of clinical material for scientific research requires the consent of the head of clinic or the head of a hospital ward. Art. 50 CME constitute that the results of research carried out inconsistently with the principles of medical ethics should not be published. Finally, art. 51 CME provides that it is required to obtain the consent of the patient or his legal representative to participate in scientific demonstrations or teaching, in additon there should be made an effort to preserve the anonymity of the person.

  • Issue Year: 7/2015
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 111-126
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish