Medical Advancement, Technology and Inventions

By Dr Razahaider • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: Misc • (3,490 views) • One Response

The bioethics is the study of ethics of medical research and treatment, in relation to the moral and ethical choices faced in medical research and in the treatment of patients, especially when the application of advanced technology is involved.

Although there is much to talk on the issue as idea that has gained access as finding in the book of ethics and theory, but requisite criteria to debate on issue with no info on current ever changing modalities and new means of investigation as treatment option in the medical setup is the ground reality, which at my end, is a restriction that curtail or contradict sagacious flowing of ideas.

I have a feeling which is my perception of thoughts that we as medical professionals are too courteous on the subject of medical professionals and ethics.

Although manners demand such act, but when we litigate issues on the criteria of criticism, flowing of ideas, realities, and dissemination should be on the ground of maximum observation and truth without the element of, courtesy, favoritism, influence and preferences.

Please grant me permission to express my vision on subject conclusion as I have strict reservation which will not second opinion of most professionals and observers on the issue partially.

Although not much familiar to different practices at global sphere of system but being a trained surgeon and by virtue of my 20 years of experience in medical field I reserve my comment on the issue.

With permission I will pledge to start the discussion by commenting that advancement, technology and inventions can not be curtailed so to budget the threat of bills and medical care.

Technology is a continuous piston of bearing that that’s works on the principle of auto evolution.

One of the main pistons to these new visions in technology is the health care personnel themselves.

Factors such as,

Continuous expertise over the available mode and method

Self deviation from authorize criteria in the name of expertise and skill, and

Ever changing pattern of presentation of family of patient and diseases,

Are the main stay of requirement and essentiality that initiate more advancing necessity as requirement so to ease and remedy what can be presented in the form of threat as an incidental and atypical finding thereby covering all issue at one sitting thus enabling patient in the contest of cost effectiveness and brunt as second exposure? This in turn creates a vicious cycle of steady motion of technology and repeated new models of subject equipment in the name of advancement and up gradation.

You see its all interrelated subject, enhancing each other involuntary and as symbiosis.

However it is this level of interest, that has irreversibly caused the disaster thus taking the patient to the fate and destiny that can only be achieved at the cost of heavy financial strain and expense.

It is this point where ethics and modesty of the professionals enters into the field of professionalism.

It is here, that ethics and oath demands individual to act and provide service so to restrict criminal practice and benefit to the ailing humanity.

In my opinion it is the turning point of turmoil that results and diversify the thinking of clinician thus if not practiced as realm of honor and prestige, sabotages the ego, moral, attitude, service and his award as representative of god.

This is the same point where corruption gains entry and access, between the two relationship partner as product (Business holder and equipment) and end user (Clinician), culminating if derailed, in the form of massive bills, irrational investigations, deliberate misdiagnosis, and award of business to the inventor and business holder so to achieve their business target at their end whereas in the mayhem of incentives and criminal awards at clinician end by utilizing the illiteracy and mandatory treatment as cure.

It is this cash point where if norms , ethics and oath could not curtail the individual(Clinician or Business holder), or if his personal conflicts in the form of reservations ,necessity ,strains ,motives, lust for money and attitude are engaging the thoughts ,can result in such behavioral deviations ,that results in massive health care expenditure and irrational treatment in the name of technology and skill and experience .

Where as, at this point if skills and expertise cannot be transformed in to next successor in the form of essential transfer to the progeny of similar upcoming siblings of professionals, it results in indulgence of self sighted benefit and creation of nuisance in the form of skill and expertise in the field again opening the era of relationship between doctor and health care provider, once again the patient, being the bearer of irrelevant expenditure.

In my opinion most of the clinician acquire and resides at this plat form, so to enjoy the lack of knowledge of the patient and their attendant and on behalf and at the cost of their expertise, as they are the only end user technical person in the vicinity around, with the current knowledge and exposure of the recent advancement.