Present -day of Regional Medical Chamber in Cracow

1. Present-day of Regional Medical Chamber in Cracow Jerzy Friediger M.D. Ph.D. Vicepresident of Regional Medical Council in Cracow

2. In numbers • Chamber in Cracow has 14626members • 11461doctors • 3134dentists • 31 doctors with dual title • 7367 doctors and dentists with specialization • 4469 doctors and dentists without specialization • The rest of doctors with specialization in process

3. Age breakdown: • 1879 less than 30 years old • 3281 30–40 years old • 3264 40–50 years old • 2708 50–60 years old • 927 60–65 years old • 2568 over 65 years old

4. Chamber branch offices Nowy Sącz Branch • 1339 doctors • 387 dentists • 3 doctors with dual title Krosno Branch • 1083 doctors • 303 dentists • 1 doctor with dual title

5. Chamber Branch Offices Przemyśl Branch • 821 doctors • 218 dentists

6. SELF-GOVERNING COUNCIL TASKS – judiciary – administration – education – integration – legislation – defence and protection – prestige – other

7. Judiciary This problem seems to be settled presently though there is much controversy over it: • Older – achievement • Younger – repression for their money • Authority – too liberal or even protective • Doctors – too repressive Where is the truth?

8. Administrative activities • Register of doctors • Register of practices • Register of educating entities • Register of educating centers Administrative activities also seem to be settled and do not arouse too much controversy

9. Medical environment integration • Sports events (doctors sports competitions and winter competitions) • Tourist events • Cultural activities • Entertainment • Medical club

10. Education Government guards its prerogatives jealously and appropriated post-graduate and specialist education of doctors with absolute power. We became the only professional self-governing council without significant effect onto education

11. We have a right to: • Represent the medical profession • Act in defense of individual and collective interests of doctors • Negotiate work and payment conditions • Give opinions on legal acts

12. Possibilities of our actions are within the law regulations. We must learn to enforce fulfillment of our rights

13. No authority favours a strong professional self-governing council, especially in such trouble spot as health care

14. The reborn medical self-governing council approaches its majority – the age when mistakes for entire life are made

15. Thus, let’s concentrate on efforts to strengthen the position of medical self-governing council. Let’s do our best to increase the prestige of our profession

16. Thank you for attention