Professional reliability
George Boyer
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Collection
Title:
Professional reliability
Creator:
George Boyer
Date:
1/23/2000
Text:
There is no question that relationships of considerable depth are sometimes established in the prosthetist's office. But one of the problems of the patient paradigm is that it may tend to obscure flaws in the prosthetist's performance. The same observation can be made about the situation between physician and
patient.......danger abounds in the transaction of all human relationships. However, the field of medicine has evolved to the point where there are objective safeguards against gross malfeasance. When prosthetics has developed to a similar degree, with requirements for meaningful residencies under practitioners of
recognized accomplishment, where there is similar professional accountability and where there is reliable freedom from the taint of commercial bias, THEN perhaps discussions about 'patient vs client' (and even of the necessity for a union of amputees) will not arise. George B.
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> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
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> On 01/22/2000 at 11:22 PM JEFFREY MCDONALD wrote:
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> >Paul,
> >I agree, what gives? The problem seems to be with some older prosthetic
> >patients who obviously have no sutures or no wounds being treated. They
> >apparently wish to be thought of as customers or shoppers. Then don't
> >come to my office. New clients are usually dealing with a lot more than
> >labels. They come to see me when they are at their most vulnerable. Many
> >have been through hell. They allow me to see a part of them that very few,
> >if any other people see, both figuratively and literally. Over time I
> >develop an intimate relationship with them. They trust me to serve their
> >needs and our relationship is that of PATIENT & PRACTITIONER. Sorry if it
> >rubs anyone wrong.
> >PS. I'm an amputee.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Paul Meyer, CPO < <Email Address Redacted> >
> >To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 10:26 PM
> >Subject: Re: OANDP-L Digest - 17 Jan 2000 to 18 Jan 2000 (#2000-1
> >
> >
> >> What's the problem with us calling amputees our patients?
> >>
> >>
patient.......danger abounds in the transaction of all human relationships. However, the field of medicine has evolved to the point where there are objective safeguards against gross malfeasance. When prosthetics has developed to a similar degree, with requirements for meaningful residencies under practitioners of
recognized accomplishment, where there is similar professional accountability and where there is reliable freedom from the taint of commercial bias, THEN perhaps discussions about 'patient vs client' (and even of the necessity for a union of amputees) will not arise. George B.
>
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>
> On 01/22/2000 at 11:22 PM JEFFREY MCDONALD wrote:
>
> >Paul,
> >I agree, what gives? The problem seems to be with some older prosthetic
> >patients who obviously have no sutures or no wounds being treated. They
> >apparently wish to be thought of as customers or shoppers. Then don't
> >come to my office. New clients are usually dealing with a lot more than
> >labels. They come to see me when they are at their most vulnerable. Many
> >have been through hell. They allow me to see a part of them that very few,
> >if any other people see, both figuratively and literally. Over time I
> >develop an intimate relationship with them. They trust me to serve their
> >needs and our relationship is that of PATIENT & PRACTITIONER. Sorry if it
> >rubs anyone wrong.
> >PS. I'm an amputee.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Paul Meyer, CPO < <Email Address Redacted> >
> >To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 10:26 PM
> >Subject: Re: OANDP-L Digest - 17 Jan 2000 to 18 Jan 2000 (#2000-1
> >
> >
> >> What's the problem with us calling amputees our patients?
> >>
> >>
Citation
George Boyer, “Professional reliability,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213509.
