Healthy Skepticism Library item: 11388

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Publication type: Journal Article

Halasz G.
Medical professionalism: it is really under threat?
MJA 2007 Sep 3; 187:(5):318
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/187_05_030907/letters_030907_fm-5.html

Abstract:

To the Editor: Breen’s timely call for a reality check on medical professionalism noted major global changes that affect contemporary doctor–patient relationships: new technology, changing market forces, evidence-based treatment protocols, and resource-driven health services and policies.1 The call by our colleagues in the United States and United Kingdom to restore “trust that the public used to have in the profession” was urgent…

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