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In response to
"The main learning points during the Professionalism curriculum for me personally were (please discuss new concepts or explain how the following "
by
James Bond (aka Igor)
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To answer the inside question, the answer is simple: HIPAA. The biggest hallway gossipers about patients are doctors.
Posted by
Trish (aka Trish)
Nov 19 '09, 02:15
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And many of them have been caught more than once by patient's families or friends. You can make something up in this scenerio in a heartbeat (pun!)
For the rest of it, make up some story about treating an old man that you assumed was poor and homeless who turned out to be a wealthy old man working in his garden or something. That's pretty common too, the moral being--treat all your patients as if they are your mom or dad, or even a grandparent. The difference in a doctor's behavior and treatment are quantatively different than those who are judgemental about their patients.
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