Expert Talk – Malpractice and Negligence in Profession
The Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, MRIIRS organized an
Expert talk on Malpractice and Negligence in Profession. Dr. Dheerja Babbar (BPT, MPT (Ortho), COMT, MIAP) Head – Physiotherapy Department, Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre enlightened the audience with her thoughts on the topic of discussion as the Expert Speaker for the day.
She emphasised the obligation to report incompetent or unethical conduct that may put patients at risk is recognized in both the ethical standards of the profession and in law. She also highlighted the need to document all the data with the permission of the patient.
Dr. Dheerja gave real-life examples where unethical behavior has caused harm to the patients.
She enlightened the audience about Ethical and Patient Safe Practices and ended the talk by mentioning that ethics are the key to every profession.
Dr. Nitesh Malhotra, Head of Department, Physiotherapy promised the students that he would ensure that more talks of similar nature would be organized for the students in the coming times.