AMICOR Medicina: Patients are at the heart of new medical professionalism -- Cole 331 (7529):

AMICOR Medicina

This Blog, is one of a set of AMICOR instruments of communication, where I use to refer relevant material I select for myself, making it also available for my colleagues and friends. The main blog address is http://amicor.blogspot.com This one is specific for medical education. To see more information on compliance with the Health On The Net Foundation's initiative (HONCode) visit http://achutti.blogspot.com

About Me

Name: Aloyzio Achutti

Location: Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Coordinator of the list AMICOR. Friends and colleagues, mostly from Brazil. The AMICOR list is where I use to post relevant scientific material I find surfing in the INTERNET. Also references sent by other member of the list.

Friday, December 09, 2005

Patients are at the heart of new medical professionalism -- Cole 331 (7529):

Patients are at the heart of new medical professionalism -- Cole 331 (7529): 1355 Data Supplement - Longer version -- BMJ: "A report from the Royal College of Physicians on medical professionalism highlights a 'serious failure' in doctors' leadership and calls for a central forum to give the profession a single united voice.
The report also proposes a new definition of medical professionalism that focuses on partnership with patients and with other disciplines while discarding the concepts of autonomy, privilege, and self regulation.
The wide ranging working party report, Doctors in Society: Medical Professionalism in a Changing World, comes at a time when the profession is under unprecedented scrutiny as a result of medical scandals, changing working practices, and increased public expectations."/.../