RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Dealing with prejudice
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 123
OP 125
DO 10.1136/jme.27.2.123
VO 27
IS 2
A1 Alan O'Rourke
YR 2001
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/27/2/123.abstract
AB Few of us are free of all prejudices, however subtle and subconscious, and they may affect both patient care and teaching. Here I use reflection about a patient with HIV infection, from the points of view of two doctors caring for him and the patient himself, to explore prejudice against lifestyles that are considered “dangerous”. The paper then goes on to discuss research about physicians' attitudes to such cases, the teaching of ethics in a clinical environment and the need to support junior medical staff.