03-04-2009, 09:36 PM
Hi,
Please fix the tags, makes it hard to follow the post otherwise. Thanks.
Sorry, but I think much of the responsibility for information should rest with the patient. That's what multiple opinions are for, that's what specialized clinics are for. A doctor's responsibilities is to provide the services he offers (which can and often do include referrals to other specialists) and not necessarily to suggests treatments he disagrees with for either medical or moral reasons.
--Pete
Please fix the tags, makes it hard to follow the post otherwise. Thanks.
Quote:This is why the medical practioneer should lay out all the options.You mean like laetrile, faith healing, homeopathy, acupuncture (yes, I know it has been shown to work -- but nowhere as well or as universally as its proponents claim), chiropractory (ditto)?
Sorry, but I think much of the responsibility for information should rest with the patient. That's what multiple opinions are for, that's what specialized clinics are for. A doctor's responsibilities is to provide the services he offers (which can and often do include referrals to other specialists) and not necessarily to suggests treatments he disagrees with for either medical or moral reasons.
--Pete
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