Policy statement--Pediatrician-family-patient relationships: managing the boundaries. Pediatrics 2009 Dec;124(6):1685-8
Date
12/02/2009Pubmed ID
19948635DOI
10.1542/peds.2009-2147Scopus ID
2-s2.0-71949096165 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 23 CitationsAbstract
All professionals are concerned about maintaining the appropriate limits in their relationships with those they serve. Pediatricians should be aware that, under normal circumstances, caring for one's own children presents significant ethical issues. Pediatricians also must strive to maintain appropriate professional boundaries in their relationships with the family members of their patients. Pediatricians should avoid behavior that patients and parents might misunderstand as having sexual or inappropriate social meaning. Romantic and sexual involvement between physicians and patients is unacceptable. The acceptance of gifts or nonmonetary compensation for medical services has the potential to affect the professional relationship adversely.
Author List
Committee on BioethicsAuthor
Steven R. Leuthner MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ChildCompensation and Redress
Ethics, Medical
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Pediatrics
Professional-Family Relations
Sexual Behavior
Social Behavior
Societies, Medical