| Medical Professionalism |
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| Saturday, 20 June 2009 12:45 |
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Medical professionalism comprises a set of values, attitudes and behaviours that lie at the heart of good medical care. The trust that patients have in their doctor is critical to their successful care. However, the relationship between doctors and society, the doctor-patient relationship and the environments in which doctors undertake their training and their practice have all changed. Public trust has been undermined and a questioning of traditional values and behaviour have also greatly influenced the life and work of doctors. Doctors in society: Medical professionalism in a changing world reports on these issues and their implications for leadership, teamwork, education, appraisal, careers and research. What aspects of professionalism should be abandoned? What should be retained? What should be added? This evidence-based thought provoking report from the Royal College of Physicians provides recommendations for the future of medical professionalism, and indeed, medicine as we know it. |
