title: Telemedicine and European law.
abstract: A Directive of the European Union was first published in 2000, which dealt with telemedicine as part of its provisions. This E-Commerce Directive, as it became known, was subjected to further study which revealed some problems relative to the practice of telemedicine. Among the subjects discussed in this paper are those of privacy, data protection, free movement of services, the impact of electronic communication and ethical issues.
authors.affiliation: Brussels bar.Callens Lawfirm, Tervurenlaan 12, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Stefaan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Callens
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016208:Databases, Factual; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*