The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners

Aldis Liepins; Osvalds Joksts; Janis Vetra

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20185101014

The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners

Aldis Liepins, Osvalds Joksts, Janis Vetra

Rīga Stradiņš University

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The article The Role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the System of Legal Liability of Medical Practitioners describes the system of professional liability of medical practitioners, analyzing in details one of the institutions, which ensures professional liability of doctors and dentists – the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association. The article characterizes the position and role of the
Occupational Court in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners, researches legal regulation for operations of the Occupational Court, the essence of the Occupational Court proceedings and the legal nature of decisions made in the Occupational Court. The article identifies potential problems in operations of the Occupational Court, making proposals how to eliminate the problems found out. The authors offer to expand the competence of the Occupational Court in the future. The article also touches upon such problematic issues relating to legal liability of medical
practitioners as doctor’s errors and medical errors, causality, etc.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SHS Web of Conferences
Subtitle of host publication	6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II)
Editors	Uldis Berķis, Lolita Vilka
Publisher	EDP Sciences
Number of pages	12
Volume	51
ISBN (Print)	978-2-7598-9059-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185101014
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare": Living in the World of Diversity: Social Transformations. Innovations. Solutions - Riga, Latvia Duration: 23 Nov 2016 → 25 Nov 2016 Conference number: 6

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Name	SHS Web of Conferences
ISSN (Print)	2261-2424

Conference

Conference	6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare"
Country/Territory	Latvia
City	Riga
Period	23/11/16 → 25/11/16

Keywords*

occupational court
Latvian Medical Association
medical practitioners
legal liability

Field of Science*

3.3 Health sciences
5.5 Law

Publication Type*

3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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Liepins, A., Joksts, O., & Vetra, J. (2018). The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners. In U. Berķis, & L. Vilka (Eds.), SHS Web of Conferences: 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II) (Vol. 51). Article 01014 (SHS Web of Conferences). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185101014

Liepins, Aldis ; Joksts, Osvalds ; Vetra, Janis. / The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners. SHS Web of Conferences: 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II). editor / Uldis Berķis ; Lolita Vilka. Vol. 51 EDP Sciences, 2018. (SHS Web of Conferences).

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Liepins, A, Joksts, O & Vetra, J 2018, The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners. in U Berķis & L Vilka (eds), SHS Web of Conferences: 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II). vol. 51, 01014, SHS Web of Conferences, EDP Sciences, 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare", Riga, Latvia, 23/11/16. https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185101014

The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners. / Liepins, Aldis; Joksts, Osvalds; Vetra, Janis.
SHS Web of Conferences: 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II). ed. / Uldis Berķis; Lolita Vilka. Vol. 51 EDP Sciences, 2018. 01014 (SHS Web of Conferences).

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Liepins A, Joksts O, Vetra J. The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners. In Berķis U, Vilka L, editors, SHS Web of Conferences: 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II). Vol. 51. EDP Sciences. 2018. 01014. (SHS Web of Conferences). doi: 10.1051/shsconf/20185101014

The role of the Occupational Court of Latvian Medical Association in the system of legal liability of medical practitioners

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