Abstract
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. 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. 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). 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.
Highlights
History testifies that the practice of medicine has always been the harbinger of ethics while throughout history, medical professionals have been trusted by the members of society and incorporated the loftiest social assets.[1]
One of the obligations assigned to the Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council (IRIMC), in its capacity as a professional organization, is to draft guidelines for professional ethics
With changes in the IRIMC Supreme Council and the establishment of the Medical Ethics Advisory Committee, a working group was set up to revise the text of the guideline
Summary
History testifies that the practice of medicine has always been the harbinger of ethics while throughout history, medical professionals have been trusted by the members of society and incorporated the loftiest social assets.[1]. These documents require medical professionals to comply with general ethic norms, impose ethical obligations on them, provide them with practical guidance and answer their questions.
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