Can surgeons operate on loved ones?

What should you do? Legal and professional prohibitions prevent you from operating on a family member. You must accept the established ethical principle that a surgeon cannot operate on a family member under any circumstances.

What will happen if a patient’s family members disagree about the care of an incapacitated patient?

When a proxy makes decisions that other parties, such as family members, disagree with, the authority of the proxy can be challenged. In order to address this issue, patients often draft a living will, which attempts to clarify the wishes of the patient.

Is it weird to have the same doctor as your spouse?

Subject: Should a husband and wife have the same doctor? If you don’t trust your doctor to respect your confidentiality, you should definitely find a different doctor. In general spouses (or even entire families) seeing the same doctor isn’t an issue.

Can a doctor treat a family member or a friend?

The American College of Physicians published its 6th ethics manual last year and said this about treating family and friends: Physicians should usually not enter into the dual relationship of physician–family member or physician-friend for a variety of reasons. The patient may be at risk of receiving inferior care from the physician.

Should physician patients receive care from family members?

Physicians may feel obligated to provide care for family members despite feeling uncomfortable doing so. They may also be inclined to treat problems that are beyond their expertise or training. Similarly, patients may feel uncomfortable receiving care from a family member.

What are a physician’s responsibilities when treating self or family members?

When treating self or family members, physicians have a further responsibility to: (c) Document treatment or care provided and convey relevant information to the patient’s primary care physician.

Is it better to have a friend or family member provide care?

On the other hand, the patient may experience substantial benefit from having a physician-friend or physician–family member provide medical care, as may the physician. Access to the physician, the physician’s attention to detail, and physician diligence to excellence in care might be superior.