Annual WFHSS and
ÖGSV Conference 2007
3 - 5 May 2007, Baden bei Wien
Legal Aspects of
Medical Product
Reprocessing
Dr. Leopold-Michael Marzi
Head of the Legal Department
Vienna General Hospital
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The  juridification of the
health sector

A ubiquitous phenomenon
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Patients rights  what are
the implications with regard
to compensatory claims?
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The patient as a consumer

A challenge for all service
providers in the health
sector
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Hygiene standards and
their legal implications
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What are the benchmarks
for jurists when assessing
whether hygiene standards
have been met?
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Globalisation of standards
and national legal systems
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Reprocessing of
medical products
against the background of
legal, economic and
medical-technical
challenges
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The impossibility of 100%
certainty and its legal
implications?
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Tasks of the national
legislature and health
facilities
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Thank you for your
attention!
Contact: [e-mail]
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