Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003;
60:1-2; doi:10.1136/oem.60.1.1
Copyright © 2003 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003;60:1-2
© 2003 BMJ Publishing Group
EDITORIAL
Good Medical Practice
Good medical practice for occupational physicians
D Koh1,
S-M Lee2
1 Professor and Head, Department of Community, Occupational, and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore
2 Consultant Occupational Physician and Medical Adviser, Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd, Singapore
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Prof. D Koh, Professor and Head, Department of Community, Occupational, and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore;
cofhead@nus.edu.sg
Standards that are expected of doctors engaged in occupational medicine practice
Keywords: good medical practice; occupational physician
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- A complaint has been lodged against an occupational physician, claiming pro-management bias and substandard care. How should he/she be judged for professional accountability? Indeed, what are the useful benchmarks to apply for performance appraisal?
- A worker who is stressed at work exhibits early signs of depression. Should informing the managers and supervisors be a necessary part of the remedial plan, so that investigations can be made into work practices and procedures that may be the stressors?
- A member of the occupational health team has a health related personal problem that is affecting the work performance of the whole team. As a physician and team leader, how should the occupational physician manage that person and the team?
Society demands the highest standards of professional competence and ethical conduct from doctors. The working population expects no less, and insists on equally high standards of proficiency in care and conduct . . . [Full text of this article]
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