Suspicion of Reusing Needle, Doctor Request Disciplinary Review by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Association
Mar 06, 2025
The Korean Medical Association (Chairman Kim Taek-woo) recently decided to request the Central Ethics Committee to deliberate on disciplinary action against the suspected member in connection with media reports that a medical institution in Ulsan reused needles.
According to media reports, the medical institution did not discard the remaining capacity after the filler procedure, and reportedly reused injection needles and medical devices.
It was found that the health center, which visited the medical institution, demanded corrective action for the storage of expired drugs.
The Medical Association has banned the reuse of disposable medical devices for safe treatment and has been asking for special attention on infection control.
Regarding this incident, the Korean Medical Association said, `For the health and safety of the people, the Korean Medical Association has continued to urge the reuse of disposable medical devices and infection control. "If the unethical medical treatment behavior of the medical institution is found to be true after thorough fact-finding, the person concerned will be severely disciplined."
In addition, "Some members should not defame the majority of good medical personnel or create false public opinion regarding the autonomous license management of doctors due to illegal activities."
The Medical Association's Central Ethics Committee is responsible for enhancing sound intentions (醫), establishing medical authority (醫權), and creating the right medical environment and social ethics through compliance with medical ethics. The Central Ethics Committee may be held at the request of the Chairperson of the Medical Association, the Chairperson of the Central Ethics Committee, or at least one-third of the members registered.
The Central Ethics Committee may deliberate and decide on ▲ matters concerning the raising of ethical awareness and research of members ▲ matters concerning the qualification examination and disciplinary action of members, etc. ▲ matters concerning the study and proposal of the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Physicians' Ethics.
Disciplinary measures include ▲ request for accusation or administrative disposition ▲ suspension of membership rights for not more than 3 years ▲ imposition of violations of not more than 50 million won ▲ warnings and corrective orders. The Minister of Health and Welfare may also be asked to suspend qualifications under the Medical Law.
The Korean Medical Association asked the Central Ethics Committee to review the violation of the member's ethics, and decided to take disciplinary steps after confirming the facts. In addition, he added that he will further strengthen self-purification activities in the medical community.
According to media reports, the medical institution did not discard the remaining capacity after the filler procedure, and reportedly reused injection needles and medical devices.
It was found that the health center, which visited the medical institution, demanded corrective action for the storage of expired drugs.
The Medical Association has banned the reuse of disposable medical devices for safe treatment and has been asking for special attention on infection control.
Regarding this incident, the Korean Medical Association said, `For the health and safety of the people, the Korean Medical Association has continued to urge the reuse of disposable medical devices and infection control. "If the unethical medical treatment behavior of the medical institution is found to be true after thorough fact-finding, the person concerned will be severely disciplined."
In addition, "Some members should not defame the majority of good medical personnel or create false public opinion regarding the autonomous license management of doctors due to illegal activities."
The Medical Association's Central Ethics Committee is responsible for enhancing sound intentions (醫), establishing medical authority (醫權), and creating the right medical environment and social ethics through compliance with medical ethics. The Central Ethics Committee may be held at the request of the Chairperson of the Medical Association, the Chairperson of the Central Ethics Committee, or at least one-third of the members registered.
The Central Ethics Committee may deliberate and decide on ▲ matters concerning the raising of ethical awareness and research of members ▲ matters concerning the qualification examination and disciplinary action of members, etc. ▲ matters concerning the study and proposal of the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Physicians' Ethics.
Disciplinary measures include ▲ request for accusation or administrative disposition ▲ suspension of membership rights for not more than 3 years ▲ imposition of violations of not more than 50 million won ▲ warnings and corrective orders. The Minister of Health and Welfare may also be asked to suspend qualifications under the Medical Law.
The Korean Medical Association asked the Central Ethics Committee to review the violation of the member's ethics, and decided to take disciplinary steps after confirming the facts. In addition, he added that he will further strengthen self-purification activities in the medical community.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
