Physician-patient relationship
by عبدالعزيز حسين
1. When does this relation begin? It begin when an individual seeks assistance from a physician with a healthy-related matter
2. When does this relation establish? When the physician agrees to undertake diagnosis,trtreatment and patient agrees
3. Ground rules for physician-patient relationship.
3.1. The Declaration of Geneva
3.2. The international code of medical ethics
4. Challenges for physician-patient relationship:
4.1. Patient autonomy
4.2. Keep patient confidentiality
4.3. The duty to preserve life
5. Types of physician-patient relationship:
5.1. 1- therapeutic relationship
5.2. 2-Formal elationship
6. The compulsory duties of a medical practitioner toward a patient
6.1. Compulsory notifications: Birth,deaths,infectious disease, food poisoning and industrial diseases
7. Voluntary duties of a medical practitioner
7.1. Responsibility to patients
7.2. Medical examination and operations
7.3. Issuing of certificates
7.4. Medicolegal exexamination
7.5. Sending pathological materials by post
7.6. Attending to accidents
8. Patient-centered care : care take account of individuals various aspects
9. Cosultation is necessary in.
9.1. In doubt of the diagnosis
9.2. When a question arises
9.3. Opperatio may affect intellectual or reproductive functions
9.4. Termination of pregnancy
9.5. Organ translation
9.6. Suspicion of professional criminal act
9.7. Full disclosure is not possible
9.8. When desired by patient
9.9. A don't resuscitate order is to be issued
10. Ending a professional relationship with a patient
10.1. When : patient is violent, you or ccolleagues Has been stolen
10.2. You shouldn't end the relationship just for A compliant the patient has made
11. The compulsory duties of a medical practitioner towards the state :
11.1. Responding to emergency military service
11.2. Reporting cases of :
11.2.1. Unnatural deaths
11.2.2. Homicidal poisoning
11.2.3. Privileged Communication
11.2.4. Suspected child abuse