The Chamber of Physicians and Dentists ( pl, Naczelna Izba Lekarska) together with the regional chambers of physicians and dentists are the organizational bodies of the professional self-government of physicians and dental practitioners who are associated in the chambers with equal status. Chambers of physicians and dentists deal with all kinds of matters concerning the exercise of medicine and dentistry in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
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The organs of The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists are: General Assembly, Supreme Medical Council (implements resolutions of the General Assembly, supervises the correct execution of tasks of the self-government of physicians and dentists, coordinates and supervises activities of regional medical councils), The Supreme Screener for Professional Liability (conducts proceedings in cases involving professional liability of physicians and dentists), The Supreme Medical Court (hears cases involving professional liability of physicians and dentists), The Supreme Audit Committee (controls financial and business activities of the Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists).
The regional chamber of physicians and dentists registers as its members those physicians and dentists who hold a right to practice the profession and intend to practice as a physician or dentist within the jurisdiction of the given chamber.
The
Medical Code of Ethics Medical Code of Ethics this document establishing the ethical rules of behaviour of physicians and dental practitioners, defining the priorities of their professional work, showing the principles in the relations with patients, other physicians an ...
was passed at the 2nd General Medical Assembly in 1991. It was significantly amended at the 3rd General Medical Assembly in 1993 and at the 7th General Medical Assembly in 2003 in order to update the Code according to the current developments, e.g. new provisions on the relations between the physician and the medical industry were introduced.
Affiliations
The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists is active in the works of the following international organizations of doctors and dental practitioners:
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Standing Committee of European Doctors
The Standing Committee of European Doctors (french: Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens, CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe.
It promotes the highest standards of medical training and medical practice in order ...
,
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European Union of Medical Specialists
The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS: Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes) is a professional organisation of doctors representing medical specialists in the European Union, which was founded in 1958. It is the oldest medical o ...
,
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European Forum of Medical Associations and the World Health Organization,
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Council of European Dentists,
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World Dental Federation.
References
External links
Official site
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Medical and health organisations based in Poland
Dental organizations