Strange work-ethics

[renaissancedoc]

Ever have one of those days you just weren't expecting?  Yeah, well yesturday my boss/teacher spent the morning trying to convince me that it was my "duty as a physician" to be an ultra-conservative pro-life, anti-euthanasia, anti-stem cell, and Anti-Birth Control advocate.

No really.  She tried her best to change me.  And when I adamantly stuck to

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[selayna]

Ew.

On a similar vein of thought, I was looking for a new OB-GYN while I lived in Lansdowne. The secretary of the first woman (I refuse to call her a doctor) I called informed me that because I was unmarried she would not prescribe birth control to me for any reason, even if it was for non-contraceptive medical reasons. Because you know, a woman who's on the pill can't help but go out and have promiscuous, sinful, non-Christian, premarital sex! And if that happens, what next? Women demanding equal pay for equal work? It'll be the downfall of Western society!!!

BAH. My viewpoint has always been that its a doctor's job to provide for his or her patients' needs when it comes to their mental and physical wellbeing. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't this "brainwashing your patients into believing your narrowminded right-wing religious propoganda" is part of that.

Of course, I never made it to med school. Maybe that's why.

I don't understand how someone intelligent enough to earn a medical education can be this illogical and dogmatic. Tell me where her office is. I'm going to burn her M.D. certificate right off her wall. With liberal-agnostic-pagan-hippy-pro-choice-birth-control-taking HELLFIRE.

BTW, whatcha got in that sample closet? 'Cause I got one week to determine what type of crappy medical un-benefits I'm getting, which may mean no more Rx coverage. Spite this woman and get me free Ortho-Evra. :)

[dark_blue_mania]

you mean can she not prescribe medication that she does't believe a patient needs?

[renaissancedoc]

Yeah, thats the thing...Docs can set any policy they want reguarding treatments. It's the same thing as if an OBGYN refuses to do an abortion, or how surgeons refuse to do stomach stapling...

Or even how some doctors will refuse to treat you nowadays unless you pay up front. This wave has hit recently becuse they are tired of dealing with HMOs and insurance and getting fucked in the end.

[glamour_junkie]

That's crazy. Effing society.

[solarmus]

the question that raises in my mind is : What does this all say for the Hippocratic Oath and all that? Sounds to me that it comes way behind personal pet peeves/moral issues and money.

[renaissancedoc]

More medicine is opinion based than you think. It is always win the doctors right to refuse a given treatment. While I can't stand her opinion, I do respect her right to not to treat in any way she's not comfortable with. If the patient doesn't agree with the personal beliefs of the doctor, they can leave the practice and go to a doctor who does.

Honestly, I wouldn't want my patients dictating what medications or treatments I should or should not believe in. I would personally never refer a patient for "magnet therapy." Also, theres a holistic therapy out there for allergies that I think is a total crock of shit: you hold the allergen in a GLASS TUBE in your hand while someone manipulates your back. Just because these are potential alternatives doesn't mean I have to believe in them...

However, just because she has the right to refuse to give these treatments doesn't mean she should. I have to go there today. I'll let you know how my day goes at tomrow's 3AM session

[selayna]

I have no idea, but it's like discrimination against non-married women. RAR! How dare she oppress me! I should start a march against her, complete with petitions, picketing and hippie chanting.

I don't think it'll actually do anything, but maybe we could have a potluck afterwards, and wouldn't that be fun?

[glamour_junkie]

Well... I agree with you.

On another note, I absolutely ADORE my OBGYN, and seh's got no problem. In fact, she thinks all modern young women should be on birth control. She's also a really funny ,6 foot tall Irish woman named Maggie.
And she's a midwife.

Anyway, if you still need a doctor, she's wonderful, I'd recommend her.

[selayna]

Totally. I will get the info from you. My current OBGYN is a crazy Indian woman who has archaic equipment, no air conditioning, and recommended the RHYTHM METHOD. I wish I had known that before I had made an appointment.

[fist_of_khonshu]

What do Indians know about rhythm?

[selayna]

DUDE!

[fist_of_khonshu]

I refuse to bow to your Indian propaganda!