The Decline in the Patient - Physician Relationship

Decline of relationship between patient and physician In the half century, the medical community saw a tragic change in relationship between patients and physicians. As the number of patients receiving new drug manufacturing and doctors' treatment increases, doctors have discovered that it is difficult to adopt the long-standing principle outlined in Hippocratic Oath. This pledge written by Greek physician Hippocrates in 430 BC is the first document to state the doctor's responsibility to the patient (vadscorner, page 2).

Due to the physician's expertise, the confidentiality of the relationship, and the imbalance between the patient and the physician's power, the relationship between the patient and the doctor gives the patient a special obligation to the patient. Doctors publicly insist on using their skills for patient benefit, not for their own benefit (10). Doctors have to comply with this declaration and their professional association should make patients' welfare first as the doctor community (10).

Initially and through the patient - physical relationship, the physician must work hard to understand the patient 's health concerns, concerns, goals, and expectations. After the patient and the doctor agree on the problem and the treatment goal, the doctor proposes one or more action plans. The patient can allow the doctor to take action, after which the doctor can accept this responsibility. This relationship has mutual obligation. Doctors are experts, act responsibly, seek counseling when necessary, and treat patients with consideration and respect.

The doctor has an obligation to tell the patient the truth. This responsibility also includes situations where patients may have serious consequences due to mistakes or mistakes made by doctors. Reliability of the relationship between the doctor and the patient requires the doctor to treat the patient faithfully and act with his best interests. In general, even minor medical errors should be disclosed to patients. The decision to hide the wrong message requires an ethical reason. If the doctor believes there is reason to reject the patient 's medical error message, his judgment should be reviewed by other doctors and perhaps by the institutional ethics committee. The doctor should be ready to publicly defend the decision to reject the patient's wrong message.