Social
responsibilities of a
doctor
Prof. Wasantha Gunathunga
Dept. of Community Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
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doctor as a Care provider
First contact care
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Early illness care
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Screening
Medical care
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Quality of care (compassion, competence)
Accessibility
availability
Medical care
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Treatment
Follow up
Referral
Record keeping
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Written
Electronic
Fee
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Fair
Affordable, discounts for the poor
Ethics
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Beneficence
Non-malificence
Autonomy
Confidentiality
ethics
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Endo of life decisions
Professionalism
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Communicator
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Health education
Health promotion
Advocacy
Coordinating care (manager)
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Knowledge of support services
Specialists in other disciplines
Physiotherapists
Rehab centres
Counselors
Appliances
CME
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Academic sessions – college of GPs
Other sessions
Journals
Other reading
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As a community leader
Role model
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Non alcohol user
Reasonable BMI
Pleasant look
Social figure
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Key person in a community
Attester
Witness
Opening ceremonies
Reference
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Nandani de Silva Lecture notes in Family
Medicine (2nd ed.), Sarvodaya Vishva
Lekha Publications. Lumbini av Ratmalana
Sri Lanka 2006
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