Health: Gynecologists, no campaigns to pro-complaints against the gowns ... - Reuters Press Agency

(ASCA) – Rome, January 9, 2014 -” medical malpractice ‘is being fought with the dialogue between doctors, patients and institutions and improving the preparation of the medical staff,” then” Stop to television campaigns and media pro-complaints against physicians and surgeons accused of alleged medical malpractice” ‘. And ‘This is the request made by the Company with force’ Italian of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SIGO), the Association of Hospital Obstetricians Gynaecologists (AOGOI) and the Association of University Gynaecologists (AGUI). ” 10% of the complaints against the white coats and ‘borne by gynecologists – says President SIGO Paul V -. Who errs and ‘fair pay and that every citizen has the right to appeal to the courts if you think you have suffered an injustice. But incite the population to make a complaint through relentless media campaigns and ‘a very dangerous and counterproductive both for us and for patients. The risk and ‘that many physicians face a severe emergency, they will refuse to take on serious responsibilities and potential’. But, if a surgeon or a podiatrist can, at times, to withdraw in the face of complicated cases, this can not ‘be done by the obstetrician gynecologist, who works in the delivery room and it’ forced to make important decisions in real-time to safeguard the health of mother and baby.” ” The risk associated with these campaigns – says the President Vito AOGOI Trojan horse – and ‘contentious that the food will go’ so ‘to weigh on the work of the courts and of the same doctors, with strong social effects such as decreased confidence in the workers of the service NHS. Will increase ‘even the use of defensive medicine and insurance costs for the white coats. Also because ‘there’ reasoning altogether inadmissible and can not be shared: the potential reimbursement in such cases is not ‘borne by the State but of its operators, that’ doctors, nurses and midwives, but ‘unfortunately can not intervene in no way in strategic business decisions regarding quality ‘and safety in the lane and in the operating room. These spots will not bring so no benefit to the community ‘but only a few consortia of legal advisers who can speculate on this kind of litigation. Recall that 9 out of 10 lawsuits against doctors end with an acquittal by the judiciary.” ” Medical malpractice ‘is not fought with commercials but by improving the preparation of health personnel” stresses the President AGUI Nicola Colacurci. ” We Gynecologists – conclude the three Presidents – for years we are engaged in the prevention of these cases, ensuring a constant dialogue between doctors, patients and institutions; developing guidelines shared; organizing refresher courses; istaurando working relationships with the various professionals that deal with the welfare of women. The enormous growth of litigation and medical-legal ‘was one of the reasons for the strike on February 12, 2013. For the first time in the history of the Republic Gynecologists we have downed tools in protest against the difficult situation in which we have to work every day. One possible solution, and ‘establish a ceiling on compensation as already’ takes place in the United States. This limit may ‘provide insurance coverage to all staff working within the national health system.” red / mpd