The patient is king: But does the king accept wise counsel?

A Journal of Healthcare Ethics & Humanities. Published since 1993 by Forum for Medical Ethics Society.
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1.	Title	Title of document	The patient is king: But does the king accept wise counsel?

2.	Creator	Author's name, affiliation, country	Aneesh Basheer; INDIA

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4.	Description	Abstract	Trust is the most important component of the doctor-patient relationship. This relationship has evolved substantially from a sacred paternalistic bond to a very prejudiced, consumeristic link. Changes in legal systems have brought medicine into the purview of consumer litigation and therefore the patient is the king akin to the consumer. In this short paper, the implications of the rights of the patient from a consumer point of view and the issues related to its use/misuse in daily interactions is discussed. How patients could potentially participate in decision making is stressed. At the same time, the fallout of their unnecessary intrusions into the doctor’s clinical expertise and advisory capabilities needs to be recognised and tactfully countered to build and maintain trust in the doctor-patient relationship.

5.	Publisher	Organizing agency, location	Forum for Medical Ethics Society

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7.	Date	(YYYY-MM-DD)	2019-08-28

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9.	Format	File format	HTML , PDF

10.	Identifier	Uniform Resource Identifier	https://ijme.in/articles/the-patient-is-king-but-does-the-king-accept-wise-counsel/

11.	Source	Title; vol., no. (year)	Indian Journal of Medical Ethics;: Ethical challenges in education and practice

12.	Language	English=en	en

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