Protection of human health and life as a doctor’s vocation in the Code of Medical Ethics Cover Image

Ochrona zdrowia i życia ludzkiego – jako powołanie lekarza w Kodeksie etyki lekarskiej
Protection of human health and life as a doctor’s vocation in the Code of Medical Ethics

Author(s): Anna Pacian, Monika Kaczoruk
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Naczelna Izba Lekarska
Keywords: Code of Medical Ethics;protection of human health; protection of human life

Summary/Abstract: A 21st century physician is a partner and a trusted adviser in the most important issue for everyone, that is health and sometimes also life. Physician’s attitude, passion for medical practice and personal satisfaction in pursuing this profession are the basis for proper fulfilment of the responsibilities entrusted to him or her by contemporary medicine and patients. Practising the medical profession, a doctor decides on the most precious good of another person. A patient’s health, medical treatment, as well as alleviation of pain and suffering which accompany a disease, are the main goals and tasks assigned to a physician by the binding Code of Medical Ethics. A doctor’s profession is primarily a vocation – a service to another person, and most importantly a moral and legal duty to save human life and health.

  • Issue Year: 6/2014
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 7-13
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish