Pi Legal Consultancy family is very pleased to start to deliver a legal consultation on medical liability system to the Ministry of Health and the Al-Asam International Hospital, the biggest hospital of Kuwait. We gave our first presentation on the Medical Liability System in Turkey to the Kuwait delegation on the below-mentioned titles on Friday, January 13, 2023. Our presentation underlines that escaping the shadow of medical malpractice has been the worst challenge facing the healthcare system over the years including Turkey. Pi Legal Consultancy presentation also focuses on the question of how the legal framework functions within the context of medical liability.
The said presentation made observations about following titles:
Medical Liability System in Turkey
First Session : General Overview of Medical Liability in Turkey
- Operation of Medical Services in Turkey : public and private distinction of hospitals
- Public Service
- Private Service
- Medical Liability System Under Turkish Legal Framework
- Civil Liability
- Criminal Liability
- Malpractice
- What is the Definition of Malpractice and What are Core Types of Malpractice
- Difference Between Malpractice and Complication?
Second Session: Legal Limits of Medical Liability in Practice
- Medical Liability Types
- Contractual or Extra-Contractual Liability: Ex. Faults of Medical Staff in Medical Practice
- Individual Liability of Hospitals: Obligation of Accommodation, Food Supply, Appropriate Medical Equipment etc.
- Escaping the Shadow of Malpractice in the Light of Judicial Judgments
- Functions of Expert Reports and Other Relevant Authorities
- Compensation of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Damage
- The Medical Accident Fund
a.The Issue of Whether There is a State Fund or not for Malpractice
b.The Issue of Whether There is a Compulsory Medical Insurance
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