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Advertising by physicians and dentists - legal and ethical aspects
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Adam Skowron
https://doi.org/10.48269/2451-0807-sp-2025-1-05
Abstract
On 1 January 2025, an amendment to the Code of Medical Ethics (KEL) came into force, introducing changes to the issue of advertising and the use by doctors and dentists of information about the services they offer, including in social media. This article provides an overview of the main issues related to advertising in the context of medical and dental practice, focusing on legal and ethical aspects. The analysis concerns both the current legal status (national law and EU directives) and the changes that have occurred in selected documents of Polish medical deontology throughout history. The article also presents the results of a survey of doctors' opinions on the amendment of the KEL in relation to the removal of the direct ban on advertising and the possibility of doctors' statements in social media.
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advertising , commercial information , medical law , medical ethics , Code of Medical EthicsDownload files
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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2025)
Published: 2025-06-26
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