Poland

MedKompas

Polish Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices (POLMED)

MedKompas

Mission

Promote ethical cooperation among participants in the medical devices market in Poland

Goals

The MedKompas initiative of POLMED has focused on fighting corruption and raising the importance of compliance in healthcare systems in Poland since 2010. POLMED believes that if the gap between the legislation and people’s values and social norms is too large, then even the most restrictive legal regulations will not help to fight corruption. This is why the activities are geared towards shaping ethical values in the public and private healthcare sectors.

Stakeholders

The MedKompas initiative is led by the Polish Chamber of Commerce of Medical Devices (POLMED). It received funding under the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

Activities

The MedKompas I project focused on:

  • Initiating a network of compliance managers and promoting ethical cooperation among participants in the medical devices market through training and awarenessraising activities

During the MedKompas II project, POLMED:

  • Educated the Polish healthcare system participants (e.g. medical doctors, hospital directors and management staff, etc.) about ethical business conduct and how to set up transparent relations between doctors and medical companies, combined with awareness raising activities among the medical device system participants (e.g. decision makers, doctors, hospital directors, representatives of medical device companies).
  • Built the first model compliance system for public healthcare institutions in Poland and implemented this in three selected Polish hospitals.

Building on these achievements, the MedKompas III focused on:

  • Numerous trainings on anti-corruption law and ethical standards of cooperation with 1,200 participants,

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Start Year

Status

  • completed
    Work has finished and deliverables/tasks have been completed.

Countries Operations

Countries Host

Scope

  • national
    Initiative that operates in and focuses mainly on one country, whether on a national or sub-national level.

Industry

Stakeholders

  • Private sector
    Privately owned commercial (for-profit) entities of all sizes, including SMEs
  • Civil society
    non-governmental organisations (national or international), foundations funded by private entities, faith-based organisations, Professional associations, Industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, Local Global Compact Networks

Type

  • Engagement-focused initiative
    Joint declarations of intent, Joint capacity and learning initiatives, Industry-specific working groups, Joint events/awareness raising, Joint activities and integrity tools

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