Temporary matters: the ethical consequences of transient social relationships in medical training

Article Abstract:

The hospital training that most medical students and residents go through may damage their ability to act in ways that respect their patients and themselves. Most students and residents go from one rotation to the next, never getting to know their fellow physicians or their patients. Most hospital administrators reward efficient processing of patients, which allows little time to get to know them. Patients get frustrated having to explain their symptoms over and over again to a succession of strange doctors. And the doctors never learn how to interact personally with their patients.

Social aspects, Medical students, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Training, Residents (Medicine)

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Patients' Knowledge of Options at the End of Life: Ignorance in the Face of Death

Article Abstract:

Many Americans are not adequately informed about end-of-life issues. In a survey of 728 people visiting a clinic, many were not knowledgeable about refusing or withdrawing treatment, euthanasia, or physician-assisted suicide. Those with a college education or who had been a proxy for health care decisions were most knowledgeable.

Terminal care, Assisted suicide, Public opinion, Euthanasia

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Shifting place of death among children with complex chronic conditions in the United States, 1989-2003

Article Abstract:

A study with an aim to determine whether pediatric deaths attributed to complex chronic medical conditions is presented. The analysis reveal that the number of children who die with complex chronic conditions are occur increasingly in the home, supporting this hypothesis.

United States, Science & research, Research, Children, Child health, Child death, Clinical report

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