Abstract
Photography in the medical profession is an asset that may help during patients’ follow-up, monitoring the progression of diseases, getting a second opinion and in medical educational activities. Advances in technology, specifically smartphones, have enabled medical professionals to obtain high-quality photographs with minimal effort and photography experience. This article discusses the ethics and legality of using personal smartphones in a medical professional setting for medical photography. Written informed consent should always be obtained from the patient and should include details about how the photographs will be used.
Publication Date
8-9-2019
First Page
e99
Last Page
102
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Balushi, Amal A. Al
(2019)
"The Ethics and Legality of Using Personal Smartphones to take Medical Photographs,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 19: e99-102.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2019.19.02.003
