Don't encourage bribery, crusader-doctor tells juniors
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KOLKATA: "What do we do when pathological clinics send us sealed envelopes for referring patients?" a young medico asked Dr Sunil K Pandya at a seminar on spirituality and ethics in medicine organized by the College of Medicine and JNM Hospital in Kalyani on Sunday.
For Dr Pandya, who has been fighting against unethical medical practices for the last three decades, the answer wasn't difficult. "Say a polite 'no' to the owner of the clinics to such cuts. Rather, ask them to provide discounts to the patients. Or, you can deposit the money with a well-known trust or NGO and get the money receipt in the name of the clinic that had paid the money," suggested the neurosurgeon at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai.
Dr Pandya's efforts have percolated down to only a handful of doctors, he admitted. One should not criticize the centre paying money, he pointed out, because some doctors have made it a custom in the health care industry. "Just do not encourage such acts," he stressed.
He alleged that the medical council, which should take steps in such cases, is itself run by corrupt people. He added that private medical colleges often indulge in malpractices, with merit taking a back seat during admission. He wants all quotas in medical colleges scrapped.
Dr Pandya admitted that doctors, particularly surgeons, often charge patients exorbitantly - even thrice or four times more than what they should. "It is out of greed. It is in public knowledge that many doctors go on foreign trips with the money drug companies pay them," he said.
Dr Pandya, who is also associated with the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, said the use of placebo should be limited and doctors should be honest if they fail to treat a patient. It is a practice among Indian doctors to make false promises of relief to patients who trust doctors with their their lives, he said.
Dr Subrata Chattoapadhyay, who organized the seminar, agreed that corrupt practices were becoming more and more common among doctors and this seminar was meant to be an eye-opener for young doctors. Reminding that WHO has declared spirituality as an important aspect of quality of life, he urged junior doctors to take care of patients and address their needs. "In India, a movement against corruption is gaining momentum and doctors cannot remain secluded from it," he said.
Partha Sarathi Banerjee, director of National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, said that there is a need for evidence-based practice in India.
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He alleged that the medical council, which should take steps in such cases, is itself run by corrupt people. He added that private medical colleges often indulge in malpractices, with merit taking a back seat during admission. He wants all quotas in medical colleges scrapped.
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With warm regards,
Ravi
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