Medical Professional Undermines

For this essay I will be reflecting on the influences on, how the role of the operating department practitioner (ODP) has developed within the multi-professional healthcare team. I will also be discussing in this text some of the historical, political, legal, social, and cultural influences of the ODP. And I will be reflecting on my personal experience working within the operating department for the first time as a student, using the Gibbs cycle (1988.).

First, _________________________________. Throughout the entire novel, he recounts a plethora of personal medical experiences derived from his ears surrounded by and immersed in surgery. Furthermore, he clearly lays down his credibility towards the beginning of the novel by stating, “I am a surgical resident, very nearly at the end of my eight years of training in general surgery… At other times I have been a laboratory scientist, a public health researcher, a student of philosophy and ethics, and a health policy adviser in government. I am also a son of two doctors” (Gawande 7). By stating his expansive experiences, people are more adept to agree with his displayed views later in the writing. Medicine is a controversial topic, and introducing these past experiences plays a critical role in

This role does not only allow me to shadow doctors while they engage with patients, providing an opportunity to gain invaluable information and advises. This role requires most of my attention towards patients’ needs, which helps to establish a professional relationship and understand what they expect a doctor to be: caring and sensitive but decisive. As English is not my first language, my bilingual skills give me a chance to help some patients through being a translator. It is not the dream job anyone imagines, hours of sleepless shifts, tremendous responsibility with no room for errors as dealing with fragile lives and not products. This only further strengthens my decision to pursue medicine. What I most admire is how empathetic a doctor can be yet unaffected during a critical situation. It is more than just a skill; it is a talent.

Does racism still exist today? Although many believe it was a problem in the past, it still exists today. Many People are still not aware that it still exists in our workforces, especially in medical field. Although racism in medicine can be very offense, it can sometimes be beneficial and help reveal differences in diseases based on genetic make up. These differences can be taken in the wrong manner and can lead to social problems especially if these distinctions are thought of as ethnic differences. In Gregg M. Bloche’s article. “Race, Money and Medicine”, he states that we should erase racial categories from medicine but only use them if they are beneficial for the patient’s health. Peter Clark, author of “Prejudice and the Medical

During my observation, I followed the patient from her preparation of surgery, into the operating room, to recovery. I gain insight on what happens during surgeries from nurses, surgeons, and other hospital staff. This experience was much different than any other clinical I have gone to. After having first-hand experience, I now know that surgery is nothing like what is portrayed on television.

When I was first introduced to the role of the ODP, in November 2012, I was immediately drawn to it because of how perfectly it fitted my personality and the position I had found myself in whilst working for an electrical retailer. I had become frustrated with just how many jobs I was expected to complete on daily basis, despite it not being part of my job description and ultimately not being my responsibility; even though I enjoyed doing the tasks and the challenges I was given. The ODP profession is designed to be multiple roles within one job description primarily focussing on the patient’s current place within their perioperitive journey, for example a ‘Scrub ODP’ would find the patient during the ‘Surgical Phase’ of their journey assisting the surgeon during the operation (Health Education England, 2014b). I find this regular shift in roles and responsibilities to be very refreshing and exciting, I feel it would be very difficult to become complacent in this profession and would ensure no two days are the same. Given the nature of the profession and how many pieces would make the puzzle of a patient’s preoperative journey, I will be expected to work as part of a very skilled team, and work with people that I share common interests and goals with; something I would enjoy being part of and would be eager to learn from those

Professionalism is an adherence to a set of values comprising both a formally agreed-upon code of conduct and the informal expectations of colleagues, clients and society. The key values include acting in a patient's interest, responsiveness to the health needs of society, maintaining the highest standards of excellence in the practice of medicine and in the generation and dissemination of knowledge. In addition to medical knowledge and skills, medical professionals should present psychosocial and humanistic qualities such as caring, empathy, humility and compassion, as well as social responsibility and sensitivity to people's culture and beliefs. All these qualities are expected of members of highly trained professions.

The movie “The Doctor” captures the shortcomings of a mechanized health care industry. Dr. Jack McKee is a gifted, however, arrogant, and self centered surgeon who cares little about the emotional welfare of his patients; treating them with a callous attitude, and examining them as specimen. Out of the four models of physician/patient relationship, Dr. McKee exemplified the Paternalistic model, the least ideal model for physician/patient interactions. He makes decisions for the patient

Throughout my experience as a surgical patient, I always noticed three things my medical team never failed to perform: inform, educate, and care for me. Through my frequent visits to the hospital I began to notice that these ideals were essential in every successful physician-patient relationship. As I progressed in my career as a student, I came to realize that the academic and extracurricular activities I was involved in were helping me perform those very qualities.

According to studies conducted by the Technical Assistance Research Programs, if a physician satisfies one patient, that positive experience will reach four more people. However, if a patient feels alienated, that negative experience will reach ten or more people17. Morale Disruptive surgeon behavior in an operating room adversely affects team

The issue of physician professionalism has been the subject of heated debate for many years. This is because the term professionalism often has different meanings to different people. While the dictionary’s definition of professionalism is “engaged in one of the learned professions,” in medicine the term goes beyond just being engaged in the medicine profession. This has led some researchers to claim that professionalism is hard to define but easy to recognize. In medicine, professionalism factors in the relationship between medicine and the community and constitutes the foundation of the trust between the patient and physician. According to Coulehan (2005), professionalism attempts to bring to light certain attitudes, behaviors, and

One might think of surgery as simple as going to the hospital and receiving a complex operation that saves ones life or improves their quality of life. What most people do not realize is the hardships that those people go through unless they had surgery performed on them themselves, and same thing for the surgeons it is not easy for them as well, even though they are professional and highly trained.

To further my knowledge of the body, I arranged two separate work placements at local hospitals. Each lasted a fortnight. I shadowed multiple doctors and nurses from different departments, including Pathology and Immunology. I also observed many procedures, including endoscopies and a temporal artery biopsy. What fascinated me most, however, was the manner in which medical staff communicated: clear, concise and complete. The language of a profession where lives depend on your instructions. Such clarity is equally important in terms of sharing ideas, of furthering understanding within the profession. But I was also

Interpersonal skills are important communication strategies for medical practitioners, predominantly to perform accurate assessments and provide quality treatment for patients. Such as the ability to use emotions to better communicate with others, or the ability to empathise with a patient to help establish engagement and feelings of empowerment, both fundamental attributes to effective practice (Sanson-Fisher & Maguire, 1980). Similarly the ability to listen effectively is also fundamental to practice, as it allows the practitioner to ‘get the full picture’ (Eunson 2012). Without interpersonal skills, practitioners such as radiographers are less likely to establish the trust needed to provide quality outcomes (Halpern, 2003). This