What to do when a doctor presents health problems affecting his/her clinical function?
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https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2017.40.19164Keywords:
physicians, depression, protection of the patient, ethics responsibility of docents and psychiatricsAbstract
Like any person, doctors suffer from depression that may affect their clinical performance and patients’ security. For institutional authorities these problems represent a dilemma between principles of non-discrimination and justice for them, and those of protection and non-maleficence for the patients. The first two cases in a pediatric hospital provoked the reflection of the clinical docents about medical responsibility in this situation, possibility to study medicine and measures to be taken; as well as docent and psychiatrics responsibility. The results of interview of these docents are presented. The research was approved by the Bioethics Research Committee of the institution.
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