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The Bundaberg hospital scandal: the need for reform in Queensland and beyond
Author(s) -
Fitzgerald Paul D
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00196.x
Subject(s) - citation , suite , mount , library science , media studies , sociology , history , law , political science , computer science , operating system
Despite this, one constant remains. At the core of medical professionalism is the social contract granting a privilege to provide services, underpinned by expert knowledge and skills, ethical conduct and self-regulation. However, professionalism is also a personal thing, and nothing tests a doctor’s professionalism more than the tension between self-interest and the patient’s best interests — in short, altruism.