New-world and transcultural impact on Thai medical practices and professional behaviour.

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dc.contributor.authorPhaosavasdi, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorTannirandorn, Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorWilde, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorTaneepanichskul, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorHongladarom, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T19:59:07Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T19:59:07Z
dc.date.issued2001-11-21en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractThailand, which is barely recovering from the 1997 economic collapse, has passed a new constitution, has a new government and all of this will have a profound effect on the way doctors practice and interact with their patients. Some of the factors that have been responsible for this are 1) Passage of a patient's rights bill 2) Legal definition of what is a proper consent form 3) The public's demand for openness, better communication and transparency in medicine These concepts, which now have a legal as well as moral basis, will impact directly on doctors and nurses as their practices will be subject to increasingly intense scrutiny and criticism. Doctors and nurses in past generations were among the most respected members of Thai society. They were trusted almost without exception and their judgment was not questioned. Only rare cases of malfeasance and malpractice came to public notice though, no doubt, they existed but to a much lesser degree. A physicians' life was much simpler for our teachers, fathers and grandfathers. Life was inexpensive, families were less demanding and the doctor did not have to surround himself with expensive foreign-made apparatus which can bankrupt the doctor as well as the patients who have to pay the bills. Medical decisions were made mostly on the basis of observation, past experience at the bedside and not in the laboratory or imaging rooms. Honest errors in diagnosis were common, treatment was limited and simple and this was all tolerated or expected by the public. Few if any disappointments on the part of patients ended up before a judge.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPhaosavasdi S, Tannirandorn Y, Wilde H, Taneepanichskul S, Hongladarom S. New-world and transcultural impact on Thai medical practices and professional behaviour. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2001 Nov; 84(11): 1650-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/42159
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshAttitudeen_US
dc.subject.meshCultural Evolutionen_US
dc.subject.meshCultureen_US
dc.subject.meshEthics, Medicalen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMalpracticeen_US
dc.subject.meshPhysiciansen_US
dc.subject.meshThailanden_US
dc.titleNew-world and transcultural impact on Thai medical practices and professional behaviour.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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