Shahram Samadi, Mohamad Sadegh Khabbaz, Fariba Asghari, Omid Nabavian, Ghasemali Khorasani, Jalil Makarem,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (7-2015)
Abstract
The present study is an overview of the causes of patient complaints against physicians and the medical staff in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, and strategies to reduce the complaints. For this purpose, complaints that had been filed with the clinical governance office of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in 2012 and 2013 were investigated. The information in the forms included age and sex of the plaintiffs, their level of education, type of complaint and similar details. Of the 309 complaints, 174 had been recorded in 2012 and 135 in 2013. The plaintiffs were males with a mean age of 50.5, and 69.6% of them had high school diplomas or lower. Most (16.2%) of the complaints pertained to the emergency department, while 48.5% and 22.7% of the complaints were related to doctors and nurses respectively. In 62.5% of the cases, the accused had been acquitted and 34% had been convicted. The main cause of complaint involved treatment and care at 40.1% and 36.6% respectively. In general, the most common causes of complaints were treatment and care for doctors, and lack of respect for nurses and others. Thus, more attention should be paid to the continuous education of medical students and residents during training years in order to increase the knowledge and skills of physicians. Other measures that can reduce complaints are: providing sufficient information to patients before diagnostic or therapeutic procedures improving the equipment in health centers educating the society and raising public awareness of the treatment process offering the necessary information during medical procedures obtaining informed consent careful choice of the medical team and assigning them to the right position and holding communication skills workshops.
Ahmadreza Hemmati Moghadam, Hadi Samadi, Fateme Naeimi,
Volume 12, Issue 0 (3-2019)
Abstract
How can we determine that death has occurred? To answer this question, two points should be noted. First, in order to determine the incidence of death, there should be a standard for determining the occurrence of death; secondly, we need to determine certain clinical tests to determine whether the criterion has been met. In this article, we first introduce different criteria that are presented in different definitions of death, and then offered arguments against each of them. Cardiopulmonary and brain criteria are also introduced and criticized. The basic objection in these definitions is that they see death as an event. At the end, it will be argued that biological death, contrary to conventional wisdom, is a process, not an event. Based on this understanding of death, we provide a definition that addresses the problems of other criteria and shed new light to some issues related to death such as euthanasia and brain death.
Abbas Mirshekari, Afrouz Samadi,
Volume 13, Issue 0 (3-2020)
Abstract
The first definition of sexual harassment which comes to mind is a behavior with force and violence. But is sexual harassment restricted to these behaviors? Apparently, sexual harassment comprises of a wide range; a range with rape on its one side (article 224 of the Criminal Code) and using offensive words (article 619 of the Ta’zirat part of the Criminal Code) containing sexual concept on the other. The conduct and talk which causes harm to someone just because of his/her sex. This concept is consistent with the spirit and purpose of the tort law which is for protection of victims. Moreover, this concept makes our legal system in line with other legal systems’ movement. However, Sexual harassment usually happens without the consent of the victim and by the use of force. But sometimes despite the consent of the victim, this consent is considered null and void since it is the result of duress, fraud, or pressure. Sexual harassment causes different types of damages such as physical or mental which have to be compensated in accordance with the “no harm” principle. In our legal system, blood money and the sum of money which is paid for the loss of virginity and the criminal relish are considered as different kinds of compensation. Also, mental and moral damage is awarded according to article 1 and 9 of the Iranian Civil Liability Code, and 14 of Iranian Criminal Procedure Code. Knowing legal aspects of this issue leads to respecting of moral aspects. Additionally, in this article, the sexual harassment as well as its related damages and compensations under Iranian law are investigated.
