Iran Medical Council Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2645-338X 5 1 2022 01 01 Has COVID-19 Affected Medical Errors and Medical Ethics? 225 226 151547 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v5i1.9593 EN Mousa Bamir Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Salman Farahbakhsh Department of Professional Health, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran Salman Daneshi Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran Journal Article 2021 08 15 Estimates show that medical errors are one of the most significant causes of death and should be included in the list of the most important causes of death in the world (1). Medical errors are inevitable and occur occasionally. Mistakes are sometimes very small and harmless, but sometimes they become extremely serious and dangerous that they can endanger patients’ lives, which is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a major issue among people in the European Union (2).  https://www.jimc.ir/article_151547_bea18599ec9c26be71517c017f2b6684.pdf