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Should Doctors Apologize? (Podcast 019)
Bioethikos Podcasts
Document Type
Podcast
Publication Date
8-14-2009
Disciplines
Abstract
When medical errors happen, should doctors apologize to their patients? Doesn't that idea simply guarantee a costly lawsuit? What are the ethical implications of all this? In this podcast, we discuss the ethics of apologies.
Keywords
- Bioethics,
- clinical ethics
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0
Citation Information
Dennis M. Sullivan. "Should Doctors Apologize? (Podcast 019)" (2009) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dennis_sullivan/76/
My guest is Dr. John Vitaliti, a former practicing anesthesiologist, who studies the issues surrounding malpractice and tort reform.
Source: After Harm, by Nancy Berlinger (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005)
Theme Music: Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Part I. Prelude (Allegro moderato), by Respighi, courtesy of Shockwave Sound.
Except as noted, all additional music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network.