Re:No One Expects Young Men to Do Anything and They Respond ...
by axoltl on Monday July 22, 2024 @12:29PM
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The current version of the Hippocratic Oath says this:
"""
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures that are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
"""
Which does not include "except those I don't feel like doing".
The Declaration of Geneva states the following:
"""
THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MY PATIENT will be my first consideration;
I WILL RESPECT the autonomy and dignity of my patient;
"""
Which I read to similarly state that a doctor's own preferences as to the procedures is necessarily secondary.
""" I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures that are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism. """
Which does not include "except those I don't feel like doing".
The Declaration of Geneva states the following:
""" THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MY PATIENT will be my first consideration; I WILL RESPECT the autonomy and dignity of my patient; """
Which I read to similarly state that a doctor's own preferences as to the procedures is necessarily secondary.