Medicine still a noble calling, despite malpractices
2 Jan 2015 3:56 AM IST
What was behind the curtain and murmurs came out in the open in 2014, as doctors in the city were exposed referring patients to certain private pathologies to conduct unnecessary medical tests for ‘kickback’ which followed guidelines from Indian Medical Council for self regulation. The new year will be a challenge for the ‘noble profession’ to tackle such malpractices going on within the profession.
“Medical profession is noble. Yes, there are some black sheep but that doesn’t mean the whole profession is tainted. To curb such malpractices, we will develop code of conduct within three months for medical establishments. There are some medical centres or diagnostics centres which offer commission to doctors as against medical ethics,” said K K Aggarwal, secretary general of Indian Medical Association (IMA).
After the malpractices came into limelight, Indian Medical Association has told all its members and those of various speciality associations to put an end to the practice of cuts, commissions or referral fees. It has asked various associations to sensitise their members not to indulge in any unethical practice or else face action in the form of expulsion from the membership.
“We will hold probe against doctors who are found guilty . We are also trying to set rules to differentiate allopathic doctors from ayurvedic or homoeopathic ones,” said K K Aggarwal. While doctors have been criticised for their malpractice, lack of awareness amongst people is also pointed out as one the reason for same.
“People are not aware about medical ethics. Medical Council of India and also we are trying to make people aware about medical ethics and guidelines through campaigns and posters so that they don’t fall into such trap. We have also given diagnostic centre regulation bill to government for implementing regulations on such centres,” said Anil Goyal, president of Delhi Medical Association (DMA).
“Medical profession is noble. Yes, there are some black sheep but that doesn’t mean the whole profession is tainted. To curb such malpractices, we will develop code of conduct within three months for medical establishments. There are some medical centres or diagnostics centres which offer commission to doctors as against medical ethics,” said K K Aggarwal, secretary general of Indian Medical Association (IMA).
After the malpractices came into limelight, Indian Medical Association has told all its members and those of various speciality associations to put an end to the practice of cuts, commissions or referral fees. It has asked various associations to sensitise their members not to indulge in any unethical practice or else face action in the form of expulsion from the membership.
“We will hold probe against doctors who are found guilty . We are also trying to set rules to differentiate allopathic doctors from ayurvedic or homoeopathic ones,” said K K Aggarwal. While doctors have been criticised for their malpractice, lack of awareness amongst people is also pointed out as one the reason for same.
“People are not aware about medical ethics. Medical Council of India and also we are trying to make people aware about medical ethics and guidelines through campaigns and posters so that they don’t fall into such trap. We have also given diagnostic centre regulation bill to government for implementing regulations on such centres,” said Anil Goyal, president of Delhi Medical Association (DMA).
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