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Proposal for an Alliance Between Healthcare and Legal Area Professionals for Shared Public Health and Preventive Strategies in Italy and Europe
Carmelo Massimo MaidaGiuseppe GiammancoMazzucco WalterGaetano Maria FaraIda MuraVitale FrancescoAlessandra CasuccioVincenzo RestivoClaudio CostantinoGiuseppe A. MessanoSabrina Vecchio Verderamesubject
medicine.medical_specialtyLegislationSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataScientific evidence03 medical and health sciencesmandatory vaccination0302 clinical medicineOrder (exchange)Multidisciplinary approachPolitical scienceHealth caremedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicinehospital managementLegal professionhealth care economics and organizationsbusiness.industry030503 health policy & servicesPublic healthlcsh:Public aspects of medicinemultidisciplinary approach healthcare disputes mandatory vaccination cancer screening environmental health surveillance hospital managementPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCancer screening; Environmental health surveillance; Healthcare disputes; Hospital management; Mandatory vaccination; Multidisciplinary approachlcsh:RA1-1270Public relationshumanitiesPolicy BriefEuropeAllianceItalycancer screeninghealthcare disputesmultidisciplinary approachPublic HealthHealth Facilities0305 other medical sciencebusinessenvironmental health surveillanceDelivery of Health Caredescription
Following the implementation of the new Italian legislation on responsibility of healthcare workers, a multi-professional framework, involving representatives of the Italian public health professionals and legal professionals expert in the field, drafted a proposal of the actionable recommendations to be implemented in the management of civil and penal disputes arising from the practice of public health interventions. In order to prevent legal disputes concerning some public health fields such as vaccinations, cancer screening, environmental health surveillance, and hospital management, it should be primary taken into account to update guidelines in supporting decision-making processes, in accordance with the “best scientific evidence available.” Furthermore, a multidisciplinary alliance between public health and legal area professionals should be encouraged and should be promoted both at national and European level.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Frontiers in Public Health |