English abstract
This study aims at showing the attitude of Omani legislator towards doctor's commitment to enlighten the patient through reading medical legislations regulating profession of medicine in Oman. Whether such legislations are laws, resolutions & bulletins. Through answering the following questions:
• The extent to which Omani legislator deals with such commitment
in the organizing legislations regulating profession of medicine? Legislative development which Omani legislator gave to such
aspect?
• The attitude of Omani Justice towards this commitment?
• How does Omani society look at such commitment? Its awareness of the idea claiming compensation for damages resulting of doctor's mistakes (mistakes due to lack of enlightenment)? In answer to these questions, the researcher did the following:
· Collected Omani legislations regulating profession of
medicine in Oman.
· Collected Egyptian legislations regulating the same
profession based on the fact that the Egyptian legislation is deep-rooted on the Arabic level. Collected Emirates' legislations regulating the same profession as Emirates is the nearest Gulf country to Oman geographically or socially or even legislatively.
Collected a group of Shari & Judiciary sources (General or specialized), then classified them, arranged them in a way to serve the study & its objects.
• The researcher studied public opinion through personal interviews as everybody is considered with it. Or through Omani authors' essays in local newspapers which reflect reality in hospitals among doctors & patients. Among the dominant results he reached are:
• Omani legislator did not stipulate such commitment in
details as in the comparative legislations. It is included as it is a doctor's duty which requires exerting efforts.
Ambiguity of such commitment for most patients, which requires special focus to make society aware of it. Due to its role in achieving success of the medical process. And to enlighten patients so as not to be confused between lack of enlightenment and other medical errors.
The necessity of adding ethics to the profession of medicine among syllabus for students of both Medical school & Law school.
