The Dilemma of Reporting

Last week's class discussed privacy and confidentiality in the emergency department and next week will address topics in sexual health. By coincidence, this month's issue of Virtual Mentor is written about Professional Responsibility in Preventing Violence and Abuse. In particular, the cases and articles about youth and partner violence are very good. If you're interested in keeping up reading about ethics, I'd encourage you to check each month's issue. I'll actually be putting together an issue about ethics in emergency medicine for June of 2010...