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Journal of Medical Ethics 2006;32:739-742; doi:10.1136/jme.2003.005942
Copyright © 2006 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Institute of Medical Ethics.

TEACHING AND LEARNING ETHICS

Patient–physician relationship in the aftermath of war

V Stambolovic1, M Duric1, D Donic1, J Kelecevic2 and Z Rakocevic3

1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
2 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3 Faculty of Stomatology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Assistant Professor V Stambolovic
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; vstambol{at}infosky.net

ABSTRACT

During the period of conflict that led to the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, the Serbian healthcare system suffered greatly; as a result, relationships between physicians and their patients reached an all-time low. After cessation of the various wars, a group of medical students attempted to assess the state of the patient–physician relationship in Serbia. Their study showed a relationship characterised by very meek patients and rather arrogant physicians. Empowered by their engagement, the medical students constructed a set of standards for achieving a proper patient–physician relationship; physicians should be capable of hearing and understanding patients, with the result that the ensuing empowerment can enable patients and physicians to create a tool for changing the relationship between both parties.


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