title: [Comparative review of the Senegalese and French deontology codes].
abstract: The medical deontology regroups duties of the physicians and regulate the exercise of medicine. The code of medical deontology of Senegal inspired of the French medical deontology code, has not been revised since its institution whereas the French deontology code knew three revisions. Comparing the two codes of deontology titles by title and article by article, this work beyond a parallel between the two codes puts in inscription the progress in bioethics that are to the basis of the revisions of the French medical deontology code. This article will permit an advocacy of the health professionals, in favor of a setting to level of the of Senegalese medical deontology code. Because legal litigation, that is important in the developed countries, intensify in our developing countries. It is inherent to the technological progress and to the awareness of the patients of their rights.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine légale et médecine du travail, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soumah
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mbaye
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bah
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gaye Fall
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sow
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005602:France; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012675:Senegal