health policies

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERS ' INTEREST

INTRODUCTION

Every organization in the world is set up to achieve certain defined vision , follow a mission statement and defines their objectives for success . This body sets at doing this with the input of members whop contribute passively and actively to the progress of the association Similarly , professional medical organizations do have their members interest incorporated into their scheme of activities

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ORGANISATIONS

There a host of these organizations for physicians , surgeons pathologists , pediatricians , obstetricians and gynecologists . As the medical profession is

wide , so also are these organizations numerous But one would find out that they do have something in common : an allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath . Here , the interests of two parties become paramount : the doctor and his family , and the patient . This is the foundation of virtually all these bodies

Besides , with the current trend in legal matters against doctors arguments over the Iron Triangle of Health : cost , accessibility and quality , doctors have been driven in unity to find lasting solutions to issues raised by such public concern . This has become a major agenda for these bodies . They now seek to strike a balance between the ethical interests of the patient and his family , and the doctor 's duty as a physician . Besides , dutifully representing the yearnings of members at public gatherings , they do also provide facilities for defense of credible members in medico-legal matters

CONCLUSION

Professional medical organizations do have members ' interest incorporated into their programs : these include promotion of excellence and dedication to the medical profession , improved hitch-free patient-doctor relationships , and improved welfare schemes for members government relations directed at improving the quality of health care services , health policies and better working environment for the members . They also do this by promoting research and publications Members ' interests promoted are directed at improved doctor service and maintaining the sanity and nobility of medical profession

REFERENCES

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ORGANISATIONS AND LEGAL MATTERS . ACCESSED FROM www .legalaffairs .org /issues /March-April-2004 /story_mencimer_marpar04 .msp -

Professional medical organizations

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