Medical Ethics Advisor – June 1, 2005
June 1, 2005
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What to do when confronting an impaired colleague
Suspecting that a colleague might be impaired by drugs or alcohol is difficult; knowing what to do with those suspicions is even harder. -
States mandate cultural awareness to address bias
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002 issued a report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, that concludes that bias, prejudice, and stereotyping on the part of health care providers may result in differences in care. -
Teaching old docs some new tricks
A report published in the February Annals of Internal Medicine has received lots of attention as the study that says older doctors dont keep up, but the findings of the Harvard Medical School study apply to any physician who has been out of residency for five years or more, its author says. -
Conscience clauses: Giving doctors an ‘out’
So-called conscience-clause laws that permit physicians to refuse to perform certain procedures or deliver certain types of care came into popularity after the Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in 1973. -
News Briefs
A man whose familys high-profile and successful campaign to solicit a donated liver to save his life has died, eight months after the transplant.