Digital Informed Consent in Organ Transplantation – Challenges and Opportunities

  • Daniela Izotenko (Speaker)

Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

Description

To explore and analyze information that can be found in various sources of law and scientific publications regarding digital consent in organ transplantation.. In the course of the research various sources of public-law, constitutional, administrative, health care etc. law and scientific publications were explored, considered and analyzed, by using inductive, deductive and comparative method.. Transplantation is usually offered to increase either length or quality of life or both. The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia establishes the subjective public right of a person to be informed of his or her rights and obligations. The national law on patients' rights states that treatment is allowed if the patient has given informed consent. The recipient must understand the transplant procedure and its short- and long-term consequences, including an increased risk of death. Digital Transformation Framework 2021-2027 of the Republic of Latvia states that one of the aims is to ensure that the digital skills and competences of the Latvian healthcare workforce contribute to the implementation and use of high quality, efficient and ethically-sound digital solutions in the health sector. Using telemedicine could be a tool to inform patient about transplantation procedure in details by that making sure the digital consent is really informed. But Section 6 of Law On Doctors in Private Practice still states that medical treatment may not be performed by means of mass media and communication tools or in a written correspondence. . Digital consent holds much promise. In addition to inconsistencies in national laws, legislation does not regulate the informed aspect of digital consent. There is no clear understanding whether telemedicine can be used to provide more information about the transplant procedure, thus opening the door to digital consent.
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Event typeConference
Conference number3
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRīga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational