The Revision and Significance of 2017 Declaration of Geneva / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

Compared with the version of the Declaration of Geneva in 2006,the new revision in 2017 has great change and supplement,emphasizing the maintenance of the patient's autonomy.WMA (the World Medical Association) moved the all items of patients' rights to the beginning of the oath to highlight independent decision-making of patients in the medical ethics,and following the physician's professional responsibility.In terms of the structure,the declaration pay more attention of physicians themselves,and in content,it added and deleted some statements,and modified some words in detail.The revision of the Geneva declaration in 2017 improved the framework of the declaration and perfected the content of the declaration;raised the professional requirements for physicians and emphasized humanistic concern.Taking medical environment,economic and technological development into consideration,the further revision of the Declaration of Geneva should meet and adapt to the professional spirit of contemporary physicians.