The practice of medicine in the modern era is increasingly becoming more defensive as the fear of litigation increases, with more patients suing doctors over treatments ‘gone wrong’. COLIN KHOO attends a conference that addresses some of the medico-legal issues that may arise in healthcare practice.
It used to be that doctors were revered as pillars of society, their role in the public conscience one that was deemed noble and selfless. Today, there appears to be a shift in the attitudes of many towards doctors.
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