The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists
Dear Doctors,
Dear Friends,
The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists is a
professional, self-governing organisation of physicians and dental
practitioners, which was funded in 1922, dissolved in 1952 and
reactivated in 1989. Its aims, objectives and activities are determined
by the Polish national law - the Act of 17th May 1989 on Chambers of
Physicians.
As President of the Supreme Medical
Council, I would like to present some of my personal ideas concerning
the role, aims and functioning of Polish Chambers of Physicians and
Dentists.
- One of the fundamental aims of Polish Chambers of
Physicians and Dentists is enhancing the prestige of Polish physicians
and dental practitioners in the society.
- Chambers have to
take responsibility for proper, consistent with medical ethics,
deontology, and medical knowledge of physicians, provision of
professional services.
- The Supreme Medical Council has to
become an expertise body expressing its own opinions on the subjects
important for healthcare.
- Membership in the chambers should
be treated as a privilege, a reason to be proud of, not as a mere
obligation.
- The Polish Chamber must co-operate with foreign
chambers of physicians and dentists. Common activities and learning
from the experience of others may allow us to avoid at least some
mistakes.
- The Polish Chamber should be responsible for
specialist training and continuous education of physicians and
dentists.
- Chambers should represent interests of the
medical profession and the patients especially in relations with the
Social Health Care Insurance Institutions.
These are just
some objectives, Chambers of Physicians and Dentists in Poland are
aiming at.
I hope we will manage to accomplish them
successfully, with the help of all involved in the problems of
healthcare in our country.
Please, allow me to present you
with some data on the origin, ideas as well as structure and
functioning of Polish Chambers of Physicians and Dentists both at
national and regional levels.
With kind
regards,
Prof. dr hab. med. Andrzej Matyja |
President The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists |