Tue Jan 18 18:08:41 PST 2011
Tue Jan 18 18:08:44 PST 2011
T1 Withholding information from a patient is unethical. Individual HCPs decide how to break thenews, but pts should be aware.#mdchat
Tue Jan 18 18:08:57 PST 2011
Tue Jan 18 18:09:43 PST 2011
T1 One could argue how much info to provide to pts who cannot make their own decisions (e.g.elderly pts w/ dementia)...#mdchat
Tue Jan 18 18:09:49 PST 2011
Hello#mdchaters looking forward to this chat...
Tue Jan 18 18:09:51 PST 2011
Hi everyone! Alicia, pediatric infectious diseases fellow in Boston. Looking forward to#MDChat
Tue Jan 18 18:10:33 PST 2011
T1 ...but even then I think medical ethics would side on the principle of patient autonomy and self-determination.#mdchat
Tue Jan 18 18:10:46 PST 2011
T1: If pt is not emotionally stable - complete disclosure may not be wise. Timing is impt andsupport systems must be assessed.#MDchat
Tue Jan 18 18:11:09 PST 2011
T1 There are those patients who absolutely dont want to hear bad news. Even when told, theywont hear.#MDchat
Tue Jan 18 18:11:09 PST 2011
T1 I have to agree - witholding information is unethical - patients have right to know info -need towork on how to deliver news#mdchat
Tue Jan 18 18:11:54 PST 2011
T1 In UK, pts can submit a request for their med records. Only denied if risk of harm is to pt orothers, but not med professionals.#mdchat
Tue Jan 18 18:12:01 PST 2011
T1 One approach is: ask the patient how much they want to know, and provide in the informationaccordingly.#mdchat
Tue Jan 18 18:12:17 PST 2011