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...
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The conflict of medical ethics and law
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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...