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Why does self-diagnosis annoy doctors?

This picture has circulated in my Facebook feed since last month. It didn’t feel right but I decided not to say anything as I saw some colleagues sharing it. I was wary of offending someone. However, there was one post in particular recently where I simply could not in good conscience keep quiet. And I said –

I am a physician and I find this picture offensive.

So what happened? The person who posted the picture deleted my reply! That’s what made me decide to write this blog post.Read More »Why does self-diagnosis annoy doctors?

#HealthXPH: To Err is Human

I am attending the First ASEAN Patient Safety Congress next week June 25-26. The theme is Towards a Unified Approach to Patient Safety: The ASEAN Perspective. A colleague will be presenting our work in the medication error study group.

Then I saw this on my Twitter feed –

 

My first thought was, is there Philippine data? ASEAN data? I guess I’ll find out next week at the congress.

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