MEDICO LEGAL CONCERNS –
AN INSIGHT
Dr.Abhijit Ghosh M.S Consultant Eye Surgeon
PAST PRESIDENT,Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal
Aurobindo NetralayaNightingale Hospital
Kothari Medical Centre
MEDICOLEGAL CONCERNS
INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER
WORKING IN A HOSPITAL CONSULTANT MEDICAL OFFICER
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ADMINISTRATOR
CHECK CREDENTIALS OF DOCTOR
CHECK WHETHER DEGREE IS UPDATED & RECOGNISED
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PATHOLOGICAL & BIOCHEMICAL
REPORTS
(CBS REPORTS NOT VALID)
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U S G
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P R E S C R I P T I O N S
MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT HISTORY & CLINICAL FINDINGS INVESTIGATIONS PROGNOSTIC FACTORS(esp. operative cases-to be explained to pt.& party before opn. -To be recorded)
ADVICE OVER PHONES ARE NOT VALID MEDICOLEGALLY
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DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE
TREATMENT NOTE TO BE CLEAR Medicines to be PROPERLY explained COUTERSIGNED BY PT/PARTY
BHT To be properly completed & Records kept
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MEDICAL CERTIFICATES SEE PT YOURSLF
SEE ALL OLD REPORTS
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OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
TO BE IMMEDIATELY INFORMED TO THE PARTY AND
DOCUMENTED
COMPLCATION IS NOT NEGLIGENCE
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PLEASE FOLLOW STANDARD TREATMENT PROTOCOLS
(WHICH YOU CAN JUSTIFY)
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RECORD KEEPING
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BEHAVIOUR
AVOID- UNNECESSARY COMMENTS
Pt. Under L.A.
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B U S Y
Remember What is regular for us is once in a lifetime
experience for the pt .
E X C U S E S
E X C U S E S
“an incredibly fleeting,totally consensual encounter of less than a minute in a lift”
Conceded that he had attempted a “sexual liasion” despite “clear reluctance”
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COMMENTS FROM OTHER DOCTORS
MUST BE IN WRITING
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PLEASE REMEMBER
OUR OWN INTERPRETATIONS OF LAW
ARE NOT VALID
ATTRIBUTES OF A SUCCESSFUL MODERN DOCTOR
In addition to Professional skill(mandatory)
Good Economist
Management skills
Advertising Skills
TERMS UNHEARD OF PREVIOUSLY
Target High Volume Break Even Futuristic Investment Venture Capitalism Wealth &Value Creation
MEDICOLEGAL CONCERNS
balance between ethics and profitability
MEDICAL ADVERTISING
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MEDICAL ETHICS
SHOULD ESSENTIALLY BE
INCORPORATED IN THE TEACHING CURRICULLUM
COMPASSION
THE HUMANE TOUCH
BALANCING ACT
DO NOT UNDERESTIMA
TE YOUR PATIENT
HAPPY DIWALI