Dr Neeraj Nagpal MLAG

Is there Physician burnout in India ? (I  was  asked  this  question  recently  and  I  answered  it  as  below) I can answer it because I am one such case. 31 years ago when I started my private practice I was very aggressive in my choice of patients and procedures. I transitioned from diagnostic to interventional GI Endoscopy and went on to do procedures which were cutting edge and evolving in the medical field. I used to go for training, conferences and workshops to learn about new techniques and procedures. I used to conduct CME programs did indirect marketing in day and age when it was unheard of. I have sat outside offices of IAS officials for empanelments in various organizations. We had an excellent surgeon and a small 4 bedded nursing home in which even prior to year 2000 we had done cervical laminectomy, Side to Side Linore...

  What     is   medical ethics   and   how does it conflict with law in India. My  own  definition  of  medical  ethics  is  a  way  of  life  and  the  way  we  conduct  ourselves  which  we  imbibe  during  our  professional  training by  observing  and  working  with  our  seniors. Ethics  is  related  more  to  morality  than  to  law. In   India however  Doctors   face   difficult   decisions   which   challenge   their   ethics   while trying   to   remain   within   boundaries   defined   by   law.  Today there   is   so   much   incursion   of   law   into   medicine   that ethics   is   fast   becoming a casualty. The...

Medicos Legal Action Group is a Registered Trust formed by few doctors from all over the Country to look after interests and welfare of MBBS doctors and take legal action where needed. We   had   recently   filed   a   PIL, against inclusion of doctors under   the   purview of CPA 2019,   in   Bombay   High Court   and   thereafter   a   SLP   in   Honorable   Supreme Court where   our   petitions   have   been   dismissed   at   both   places. Though   we   have   lost   our   judicial campaign    we   remain   strongly   of   the   view   that maintaining   status   quo with   healthcare   remaining   under   the   purview   of   Consumer Protection Act   is   against   the   interest   of consumers, doctors as   well ...