1FinickyOne Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Is it common practice that students be allowed to view a surgery or procedure or should the patient's expressed consent be needed, not buried in a contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 It is common practice in all teaching hospitals for students and interns/residents to observe surgeries and procedures - not only in Thailand, but worldwide. It is also common practice for other physicians to view if there is something particularly interesting/unusual about it - again, everywhere. This will usually only occur in more unusual/medically intersting cases or where a new technique is being used. I don't know what you mean by a "contract". Patient's consent is not required anywhere that I am aware of. Of course, during surgery the patient will be well draped and usually only the operative field will be visible to observers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 38 minutes ago, Sheryl said: It is common practice in all teaching hospitals for students and interns/residents to observe surgeries and procedures - not only in Thailand, but worldwide. It is also common practice for other physicians to view if there is something particularly interesting/unusual about it - again, everywhere. This will usually only occur in more unusual/medically intersting cases or where a new technique is being used. I don't know what you mean by a "contract". Patient's consent is not required anywhere that I am aware of. Of course, during surgery the patient will be well draped and usually only the operative field will be visible to observers. Thank you Sheryl - I had no objection to it and if asked would have given consent... by contract, I merely meant whatever form they had me sign before doing a procedure. As moderator, you are welcome to close this as my question is fully answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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