Disciplinary action: TN Medical Council notices to 100 medical practitioners for Online Website advertisements
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Chennai: Taking strict move against the growing online advertisement by doctors in the state, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TN Medical Council) has served notices to about 100 registered medical practitioners, stepping in to initiate disciplinary action for violating the Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics Regulations of Medical Council of India.
The issue of advertisement by doctors, using an online and internet medium is becoming a growing problem for the state, as on one hand more and more doctors are resorting to the online websites to display their qualifications, achievements and their practice, while on the other hand, the council is seeing them as an advertisement and hence violation of Code of Medical Ethics.
The Medical Dialogues team had recently reported that the state Medical Council had issued an advisory after coming across at least 300 doctors registered doctors who were advertising about themselves, their practice, qualifications, associations, affiliations, honours, and skills in order to solicit patients and professional gain on various platforms. The medical council had warned the doctors in regards to the non-permissible practice and asked them to withhold from such
The issue of advertisement by doctors, using an online and internet medium is becoming a growing problem for the state, as on one hand more and more doctors are resorting to the online websites to display their qualifications, achievements and their practice, while on the other hand, the council is seeing them as an advertisement and hence violation of Code of Medical Ethics.
The Medical Dialogues team had recently reported that the state Medical Council had issued an advisory after coming across at least 300 doctors registered doctors who were advertising about themselves, their practice, qualifications, associations, affiliations, honours, and skills in order to solicit patients and professional gain on various platforms. The medical council had warned the doctors in regards to the non-permissible practice and asked them to withhold from such
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