The influence of the law on patient's rights on the practice of the Flemish paediatricians anno 2010.
(2012) Acta Chirurgica Belgica (Bilingual Edition) — Vol. 112, n° 4, p. 297-301 (2012)
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- The law on patients' rights is, after 8 years of issuance, badly penetrated in the paediatric practice. On the one hand this is due to a poor knowledge of the law as well from the side of the physician as from the side of the adolescent and/or his parents. On the other hand 42.2% of the paediatricians experience difficulties with the practical interpretation of the law because of the lack of applicable guidelines. An important obstacle is the fact that more than a quarter of the paediatricians do not agree with the in the law foreseen autonomy of the adolescents. For that reason, paediatricians urgently need to be instructed in these matters. It is the moral duty of the Society of Paediatrics to organize workshops on these matters and develop clear guidelines concerning this law. Proper application of the legal context, the handling of the watertight procedures and the necessary communication in this respect is indispensable for the confidence and will lower the barrier for adolescents to use the healthcare system.
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Deneyer, M., Marchand, J., Buy, R., Michel, L., Holsters, D., & Vandenplas, Y. (2012). The influence of the law on patient’s rights on the practice of the Flemish paediatricians anno 2010. Acta Chirurgica Belgica (Bilingual Edition), 112(4), 297-301. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/160831 (Original work published 2012)