Search Tag: Patient rights

2019 15 Nov

An e ducational campaign on patient rights by The Joint Commission: m ultimedia materials inform patients about taking an active role in their care. An independent, nonprofit organisation, The Joint Commission , has launched its Speak Up™ For Your Rights campaign. The aim of the campaign is for patients and their advocates...Read more

2015 26 Oct

Shared decision making is now anchored in the Law on Patient Rights and the Professional Code for Physicians in Germany. Under this new model, both the doctor and patient will decide which treatment to perform. Both parties will exchange information about the patient's disease and treatment options and will jointly choose one treatment.  Two original...Read more

2014 20 Mar

The European Patients’ Forum (EPF) is honoured that MEP Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (S&D, Germany) is hosting our European Parliament Election Campaign Exhibition at the European Parliament from 17 to 20 March 2014 under the auspices of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Ms. Dagmar Roth-Behrendt said that “This campaign is absolutely...Read more