<h1>Callens Law Firm</h1> <A HREF="home-fr.html" title="français" HREFLANG='fr'>pour une approche saine du droit de la santé</A> <A HREF="home-nl.html" title="nederlands" HREFLANG='nl'>een gezonde kijk op het gezondheidsrecht</A> <h2 >OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CARE</h2> <p>Doctors, pharmacists, dentists, physical therapists, nurses, and other practitioners in the field of health care are subject to specific regulations concerning the exercise of their profession. The firm can advise and assist in the problems they face and that affect their diploma, title, recognition procedures, etc.. The firm also assists in terms of specific regulations for the reimbursement of health benefits. Legislation on health benefits and allowances, including nomenclature is detailed and very complex. The firm diligence procedures both before and disciplinary proceedings before administrative tribunals, criminal or civil for problems concerning the nomenclature or the way to practice. The firm also when it comes to claims for liability or breach of ethical or legal provisions. The health professionals such as doctors often need structural and contractual frameworks for professional practice. The firm advises in writing and developing contracts and / or statutes.</p> <h2>BIOETHICS</h2> <p>Both at the beginning and end of life issues arise that require ethical but also legal. The firm deals with these sensitive issues related to advanced technologies and use of embryos in human material for experimentation, euthanasia. The firm acts for both practitioners and for institutions and advisory bodies.</p> <h2>PHARMACEUTICAL LAW</h2> <p>The firm assists pharmaceutical companies who want to put a drug on the market and this phase of the study at the marketing stage. The firm renders legal advice in the drafting of documents such as contracts investigation and permission forms for phases I, II and III trials. The firm also assists in legal firms in the registration of a drug.</p> <p>For problems relating to price fixing and / or repayment, the firm advises both the Board that the procedural level. The firm also seeks to provide solutions to problems related to distribution, promotion and advertising of drugs and pharmaceuticals.</p> <h2>COMPETITION AND HEALTH CARE</h2> <p>The firm is dealing more and more cases of competition law. They concern both the impact of this law on the right medications for medical devices.</p> <p>The firm also advises on the impact of competition law in collaborating hospitals. Legislation on competition is finally returning often as part of disciplinary records.</p> <h2>MEDICAL LIABILITY</h2> <p>Practitioners, institutions or manufacturers of drugs, medical devices and other products are involved more often in civil litigation or criminal liability. The firm assists these health actors in these proceedings. The firm is also helping to draft standards of safety, clinical pathways or quality manuals to prevent complaints and, where appropriate, to draft settlement agreements or transactions.</p> <h2>MEDICAL DEVICES</h2> <p>Medical devices and accessories are increasingly subject to specific rules. The firm assists companies in their problems both in terms of marketing of medical devices in terms of their repayment.</p> <h2>E-HEALTH AND PRIVACY</h2> <p>Data sharing is increasingly electronically. The firm assists the actors who provide services through e-health.</p> <p>The processing of data relating to health for all sorts of purposes (medical, research, quality control, statistics, etc..) Requires compliance with specific rules. The firm assists managers in salaries in the drafting of clauses for information and / or authorization forms, fonts, privacy, contracts with the subcontractor, declarations, regulations, privacy and contracts concerning the transfer data.</p> <h2>DISCIPLINARY RULES</h2> <p>The firm advises authorities and health professionals who face disciplinary law. Doctors and pharmacists must appear before the competent provincial councils may contact the firm to defend their interests.</p> <h2>LAW OF HOSPITALS</h2> <p>Obtaining recognition for service, a program of care, hospital work, etc. involves compliance with specific standards. The firm assists hospitals whose application for recognition is refused or suspended. The firm also provides legal assistance in the discussions between the manager of hospital and physician regarding working conditions, dismissal, withholding of fees, the issue of general regulations, etc. ..</p> <p>The firm is also trying to find solutions to problems relating to forms of collaboration between hospitals, such as mergers, groups, associations, networks, etc. holding. It is not only legislation but also the hospitals of regulation on the CPAS , On A.S.B.L. or other regulations of company law.<br> </p>