_{PROFESSIONAL CODE AND CONDUCT}


FOR THE GUIDANCE OF REGISTERED

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

ALL registered medical practitioners are earnestly advised to read through this pamphlet and to acquaint themselves thoroughly with its contents, thereby avoiding the danger of inadvertently transgressing accepted codes of professional ethical behaviour which may lead to disciplinary action by the Medical Council.

MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

(Revised in May 2008)

4/F, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building,
99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The International Code of Medical Ethics
Role and Functions of the Medical Council of Hong Kong

PART I 
Introduction

PART II 
Conviction of an offence punishable by imprisonment

PART III 
Professional Misconduct
A. Professional Responsibilities to Patients
1. Patient's privacy and confidentiality
2. Consent
3. Untrue or misleading certificates and other professional documents

B. Communication in Professional Practice 
4. Communication in professional practice
5. Books, lectures, mass media appearances, electronic publications
6. Information about specialists practising in a particular field
7. Information about medical innovations
8. New medical procedures
9. Clinical research practice

C. Drugs 
10. Prescription and labelling of dispensed medicines
11. Supply of dangerous or scheduled drugs
12. Abuse of alcohol or drugs

D. Financial Arrangements 
13. Fees
14. Relationship between doctors and organizations
15. Improper financial transactions
16. Relationships between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical and allied industries

E. Relationship with Other Practitioners 
17. Referrals of patients
18. Financial relationships between doctors and independent organizations providing clinical,
      diagnostic or medical advisory services
19. Depreciation of other medical practitioners
20. Association with non-qualified persons
21. Covering or improper delegation of medical duties to non-qualified persons
22. Complementary/alternative treatment modalities

F. Abuse of Professional Position 
23. Personal relationships between doctors and patients

G. Special Areas 
24. Fitness to practise
25. Religion
26. Care for the terminally ill
27. Organ transplant and organ donation
28. Pre-natal diagnosis, intrauterine intervention, scientifically assisted reproduction and related technology
29. Serious contagious/infectious diseases
30. Doctors with serious contagious/infectious diseases

PART IV 
Conclusion

Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D

ALL registered medical practitioners are also reminded to take note of the following issues of the newsletters of the Medical Council where amendments to the Professional Code and Conduct and guidelines/advice/reminders in relation to the Code have been promulgated.

ALL registered medical practitioners are also reminded to take note of the following guidelines promulgated by the Council:-

Revised Guidelines on the Proper Prescription and Dispensing of Dangerous Drugs by Registered Medical Practitioners (Promulgated by the Medical Council of Hong Kong in October 2003)

Letter dated 30 June 2000 entitled 'Guidelines on Internet Homepages and Telemedicine'

Guideline for Completion of Medical Certificate of the Cause of Death

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