Conflict with patients can have serious consequences for the health of doctors and the safety of care. How can you minimize these situations and avoid escalation?
Calgary family physician Dr. Jung Hwa Lee, who looked at the records of a patient not under her care, has been sanctioned and ordered to complete a privacy and confidentiality course.
A lack of procedural safeguards can lead to overly broad, disproportionate and unreasonable exercises of power in public decision making—including hospitals.