51_ CODE OF MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY - XI RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DOCTORS AND WITH OTHER PATIENTS Article 46.1 Physicians must treat each other with loyalty, respect, and deference regardless of the professional or hierarchical relationship that exists between them. Fraternity among doctors is a primary duty, and only the rights of patients take precedence over it. Article 46.2 A doctor must refrain from disparagingly criticizing the actions of their colleagues. Doing so in the presence of patients, their relatives or third parties, as well as in the media or social networks, will be considered an aggravating circumstance. Article 46.3 Discrepancies between doctors should not lead to their discredit. Damage or scandal must be avoided; insults to a colleague are never justified. Public controversies should be avoided. 11
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