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mala conducta en el ejercicio profesional

English translation: professional misconduct

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Spanish term or phrase:mala conducta en el ejercicio profesional
English translation:professional misconduct

04:58 May 2, 2017
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2017-05-06 01:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / informed consent forms
Spanish term or phrase: mala conducta en el ejercicio profesional
This is a sentence in the Lesiones relacionadas con la investigación section of an informed consent form where they tell the subjects what will happen if they suffer any harm while participating in the trial.

"El patrocinador del estudio no pagará por los gastos médicos en la medida que su lesión haya sido causada por *mala conducta en el ejercicio profesional* de [name of hospital] o un médico de [name of university].

Do they just mean "malpractice" here, or is there some other wording I need to use to capture the specific legal meaning of this phrase (in U.S. English)?

Thanks for your help.
Joseph Tein
United States
Local time: 12:32
professional misconduct
Explanation:
I was going to post this answer before I saw Lorena's comment. If she wants to post her answer, I will withdraw mine. It doesn't specify 'malpractice'.

Definitions:

What is professional misconduct? definition and meaning ...
www.businessdictionary.com/definition/professional-miscondu...
Behavior outside the bounds of what is considered acceptable or worthy of its membership by the governing body of a profession.

www.op.nysed.gov/opd/Sep 22, 2016 - Professional misconduct is the failure of a licensed professional to meet expected standards of practice. The Board of Regents, which licenses individuals in more than 50 professions defined in Education Law, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 12:32
Grading comment
Hi Muriel. Thank you for this ... this is what I used in my translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6professional misconduct
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 +2professional malpractice
Giovanni Rengifo
4unprofessional conduct
Seth Phillips
3professional incompetence
Barbara Cochran, MFA


Discussion entries: 3





  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
professional malpractice


Explanation:
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 14:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 218

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or misconduct.
53 mins
agree  patinba
7 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unprofessional conduct


Explanation:
This is also used in legal texts.

Seth Phillips
United States
Local time: 15:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Seth, thanks for the suggestion. I think it has to be stronger than "unprofessional" because of the word "mala."

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
professional misconduct


Explanation:
I was going to post this answer before I saw Lorena's comment. If she wants to post her answer, I will withdraw mine. It doesn't specify 'malpractice'.

Definitions:

What is professional misconduct? definition and meaning ...
www.businessdictionary.com/definition/professional-miscondu...
Behavior outside the bounds of what is considered acceptable or worthy of its membership by the governing body of a profession.

www.op.nysed.gov/opd/Sep 22, 2016 - Professional misconduct is the failure of a licensed professional to meet expected standards of practice. The Board of Regents, which licenses individuals in more than 50 professions defined in Education Law, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 12:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1508
Grading comment
Hi Muriel. Thank you for this ... this is what I used in my translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Neil!
agree  Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Rachel Fell: http://www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/media/2352353/research_misconduc... ; "malpractice" sounds slightly more serious - I think
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rachel!
agree  V Lesti
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  lorenab23: :-)
8 hrs
  -> Hi Lorena, You mentioned it first, but I hadn't seen your comment when I started to post it.
agree  MollyRose
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Molly!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
professional incompetence


Explanation:
Perhaps this will do.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-05-02 07:09:06 GMT)
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Or maybe "professional negligence".

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 15:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 50
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