A new report has come out from Medscape comparing marked ethical differences between United Kingdom physicians and US physicians. The study surveyed over 25,000 US and UK doctors on their beliefs about futile care, patient confidentiality, full disclosure to patients, and even informing patients about bad doctors. It was surprising to me that doctors who are trained so similarly, have
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Differences in Ethics of UK vs. US Physicians
A new report has come out from Medscape comparing marked ethical differences between United Kingdom physicians and US physicians. The study surveyed over 25,000 US and UK doctors on their beliefs about futile care, patient confidentiality, full disclosure to patients, and even informing patients about bad doctors. It was surprising to me that doctors who are trained so similarly, have
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