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PLASTIC SURGERY IN UKRAINE: LEGAL ASPECT

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Title PLASTIC SURGERY IN UKRAINE: LEGAL ASPECT
 
Creator Tsekhmister, Yaroslav; Bogomolets National Medical University
Lysenko, Oleksandra; Bogomolets National Medical University
 
Subject plastic surgery; postgraduate education; medical specialties in Ukraine
 
Description The article highlights the problem of plastic surgery legal status in Ukraine, in particular describes the absence of postgraduate study programs for doctor-specialist in plastic surgery qualification award in comparison with the process of plastic surgeons training in the USA. Also describes some steps for separation of plastic surgery as an independent specialty in Ukraine in particular the resolution of the XXIII Congress of Surgeons of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2015) which announced the proposals on the introduction of the specialty “Plastic and Reconstructive Corrective Surgery” in the list of medical specialties, as well as to approve the draft order by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, “On the improvement of medical aid in plastic surgery to population in Ukraine”, developed by the All-Ukrainian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. As well the research analyzes the potential responsibility for plastic operations performing by a physician whose qualification is not confirmed as “Doctor-Plastic Surgeon” due to the existing legal collision. The necessity of a term “cosmetic interference” official definition is present, in particular, it defines the importance of the legal definition of the term “cosmetic interference” in the context of sick leave certificate design because according to the legislation of Ukraine, disability payments due to “cosmetic interference” are not provided while that the diagnosis in a sick leave certificate can be mentioned only because of the written consent of the person to whom it is issued. Besides the paper presents the examples of court cases and legislation that confirm the necessity to regulate the legal status of plastic surgery in Ukraine.
 
Publisher Company "Scientific Route"
 
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Date 2018-06-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://eu-jr.eu/social/article/view/638
10.21303/2504-5571.2018.00638
 
Source EUREKA: Social and Humanities; No 3 (2018); 9-14
EUREKA: Social and Humanities; No 3 (2018); 9-14
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://eu-jr.eu/social/article/view/638/629
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Yaroslav Tsekhmister, Oleksandra Lysenko
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