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- Published on: 18 May 2017
- Published on: 18 May 2017
- Published on: 18 May 2017Ethical stories or moral tales?Show More
Sir, I read carefully the paper about popular television medical dramas (1), and I think that these stories cannot be analyzed only from the point of view of professionalism or of an ethical behavior. House is not a story, it is a tale: it does not deal with real medicine (it is full of factotum doctors, absent nurses, violence unto patients); nevertheless, it gives moral teachings. A tale is something unrealistic but inspiring...
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None declared. - Published on: 18 May 2017Medical drama, role as physician and other ethical concernsShow More
Editor, I read the report by Czarny et al with a great interest [1].
I agree that there might be some issues to reflect upon with respect to bioethics and professionalism in television medical dramas. In my country, there are also many non-medical dramas in which the roles of physicians and other medical personnel are shown. Relevant ethical concerns extend to wider issues than professionalism, such as the promotio...
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