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. 2020 Oct 1;23(10):658-664.
doi: 10.34172/aim.2020.83.

Developing "Code of Ethics for Medical Professionals, Medical Council of Islamic Republic of Iran"

Ehsan Shamsi-Gooshki  1   2 , Alireza Parsapoor  1   2 , Fariba Asghari  1 , Mojtaba Parsa  1   2 , Yasaman Saeedinejad  3 , Saeed Biroudian  4 , Mohsen Fadavi  5 , Majid Reza Khalajzadeh  6 , Hamid Reza Namazi  1   2 , Nazafarin Ghasemzadeh  7 , Reza Omani Samani  8 , Alireza Milanifar  9 , Azam Raoofi  10 , Sanaz Rouhbakhsh Halvaei  11 , Maryam Sadat Mousavi  12 , Alireza Zali  13 , Iraj Fazel  14   15 , Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi  16   17 , Esmaeil Idani  18 , Mostafa Moin  19
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Developing "Code of Ethics for Medical Professionals, Medical Council of Islamic Republic of Iran"

Ehsan Shamsi-Gooshki et al. Arch Iran Med. .
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Abstract

Background: The medical profession has always been an inspiration for human societies throughout its diverse history. This position and historical authority in the field of ethics has had a different and higher status, in such a way that many of the norms of general ethics and professional ethics, especially principles, such as trust, confidentiality and respect for human dignity, have been developed by medical professionals. Developing guidelines of general and professional ethics is one of the inherent duties of the Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIMC) as a professional organization. In this regard, the Supreme Council of IRIMC has approved the "Code of Ethics for Medical Professionals" and, in accordance with its legal authority, has annexed it to the disciplinary regulations of IRIMC.

Methods: A draft document, the result of extensive literature review, was discussed in 27 expert panel meetings and after receiving and endorsing the stakeholders' point of view, was approved by the IRIMC Supreme Council.

Results: The first edition of "Code of Ethics for Medical Professionals, Medical Council of Islamic Republic of Iran" was developed on July 6, 2017 by the Supreme Council of IRIMC. The guideline was set to take effect one year after its enactment. The first edition was revised and completed and final edition was adopted on August 9, 2018 by IRIMC in 13 chapters and 140 articles (original full text is available in the Supplementary file 1).

Conclusion: According to the approved decision by the Supreme Council of IRIMC on May 10, 2018, the final edition takes effect as of October 7, 2018.

Keywords: Codes of ethics; Iran; Medical councils.

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