Open AccessProfessional Secrecy And Privileged Communication In Medical Practice
Author(s) -
Maha Kamran,
Sarah Arif,
Sameen Ejaz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-0285
pISSN - 2708-0277
DOI - 10.37978/pjsm.v1i1.99
Subject(s) - hippocratic oath , secrecy , duty , confidentiality , declaration , faith , oath , ethical code , discernment , medical ethics , law , medicine , political science , philosophy , theology , epistemology
A medical professional has the faith and confidence of society in him/her. It is his utmost duty and responsibility to uphold the ethical standards of confidentiality, set forth in the Hippocratic Oath, the Declaration of Geneva, the International Code of Medical Ethics and the World Health Organization. Communication between the physician and his patient is privileged. This information can only be divulged, in part, under special circumstances.