V. Sotto Medical Surgery Spectacle

[chad_tukes]

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i'm sure naay at least usa nila didto nga myembro diri sa iSTORYA.

cge lang kag lurk diha... gawas ug post diri ug maminaw mi sa imong side.

[omad]

Susan Mayer, played by Teri Hatcher, said:

"Can I check those diplomas," she says, "because I want to make sure they're not from some med school in the Philippines."

this line from the TV show Desperate Housewives instantly got a lot of Filipinos outraged. online petitions demanding apology were started and rolling instantaneously. I actually witnessed these Filipino medical practitioners having noise barrage carrying placards just outside ABC Studio's Lincoln Square offices here in New York City every Wednesdays and Friday nights for how many weeks. an apology was issued by the company which states:

"The producers of Desperate Housewives and ABC Studios offer our sincere apologies for any offence caused by the brief reference in the season premiere," a statement said. "There was no intent to disparage the integrity of any aspect of the medical community in the Philippines. As leaders in broadcast diversity, we are committed to presenting sensitive and respectful images of all communities featured in our programmes."

but that wasn't enough. those same Filipino medical practitioners continued their protest even after the apology was issued and wanted a more formal and more public apology from the company specially their Desperate Housewives team. I don't know if they did get what they wanted afterwards.

BUT after this video came up, I don't know what those people (Filipino medical practitioners who fought for our dignity) are thinking right now. this video says a lot that contradicts what those guys were fighting for all those cold winter evenings lining up outside the network braving freezing temperatures. all of them would be sick to their stomach right about now knowing that this video more than supports the writers line about "questionable medical schools" in our country. it actually vindicated the same writer and the actress, Teri Hatcher, as well.

now I wonder, who among them had the last laugh??

[bemS]

omad. you have a point jud!! wew`

[lestat1116]

stupid lagi ang tao nagpost sa youtube.

[mustrufnuthn]

he thought its fun uploading it to youtube for public view

[Kujaw]

Para nako, mas maayo cguro i-publish sad kung kinsa to apil sa Operation... in that way if ever dili sila ma futbol or ma tangtangan ug licensia, people will know kinsa na doctors and nurses to avoid...

kani ila gi buhat is clearly a breach of doctor-patient confidentiallity.. the question is, are they teaching or include code of ethics in there curriculum in these diploma milling schools.

[fascinatedbymusic]

i saw this video pud from my classmate kay timing cla ang nag duty ani the day after ... d jud ni maayo ilang gbuhat.. bastos man kaayo kay they should not take any videos kay confidential man jud unta nah dapat... tsk tsk tsk... ambot nganu nalingaw cla ani nga d man maayo ilang gbuhat....

sa ato pa, kahibaw diay kong ka kinsa nga doktor ang nag perform ani nga operation? kinsa man nga doktor? wala diay ka kahibaw nga dili ni puwede? kahibaw ba ka nga naay moy katungod nga mo reklamo? possibly baya ma apil ang inyo skol ani nga binuang kay ang istudyante nga naa atong higayona nag represent baya sa inyo skol unya wala gyud mo reklamo. nagbugal-bugal hinoon. nagpaka uwaw lang sa skol.

[diem]

i wanna hear or view their (Sotto staff) side.. maau unta naay usa nila mo-post pod diri..

VSMMC Hospital official to patient: Sorry
Sun.Star Article here
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

UNETHICAL and scandalous.

That’s how several doctors described the behavior of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) doctors and nurses during the operation to remove a perfume canister from the anus of a male patient.

Doctors involved in the operation were seen laughing boisterously during the operation, which was recorded on video. A video clip was later uploaded to the video sharing website YouTube.

Dr. Emmanuel Gines, VSMMC media liaison officer and emergency room department head, said in a radio interview that they will apologize to the 39-year-old patient identified only as Jan-jan because of the embarrassment he suffered.

Gines said at least six doctors, including Dr. Ariel Arias, are being investigated. He could not say how many nurses were placed under investigation.

A five-member body tasked to look into the controversy is expected to release its findings this Friday.

Isolated case

Gines, a surgeon, said that taking a video and laughing at a patient while he is being operated on is inappropriate.

“On the question of the behavior of the doctors and nurses, it was really improper,” he said.

He said their investigation began even before the scandal came out in the media because the hospital leadership is concerned about the incident. He urged the media to just wait for the committee’s report.

While admitting that the incident placed VSMMC in a bad light, Gines assured the public that what happened to “Jan-Jan” was an isolated case that will not occur again.

“We have enforced and strengthened our (privacy) policy as far as the operating room and anywhere of the sections in the hospitals after this incident, especially the banning of cellular phones with or without cameras,” he said.

In a separate interview, Basak Pardo Barangay Captain Dave Tumulak said Jan-Jan is bent on filing a complaint and has already executed an affidavit against the doctors and nurses, some of whom were shown in the video.

Jan-Jan will also complain before the Department of Health (DOH), the Professional Regulations Commission, and the Office of the Ombudsman Visayas.

Dr. Wyben Briones, a neuro-surgeon for 30 years connected with VSMMC and hospitals like Chong Hua and Velez, said doctors are bound by their profession to respect the patient’s privacy.

Sacred

“For us, that (privacy) is sacred. No doctor or nurse shall announce that somebody is suffering from an illness or that somebody is positive of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome),” Briones told TV Patrol World.

Briones, who is also an Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (Eruf) member, said that it is really objectionable for somebody to take videos of an operation and upload it to YouTube for all the world to see.

What is acceptable, he said, is for a doctor operating on a patient to allow young doctors and nurses to witness, as long as the aim is to educate them further.

“Di ta ma-doctor kon wa pa ta tudlo-i or wa pa ta mo-agig (we could not be doctors if we do not go through) training. And the Sotto hospital (VSMMC) is a teaching hospital. But what happened here is a violation of ethical standards”, he added.

Briones said non-resident doctors and nurses who are not on field duty are not even allowed to witness an operation.

Conference

In his case, he said, he only allows neuro-surgeons to witness him treating his patients if it concerns their profession.

As of press time last night, Tumulak, Jan-Jan and his lawyer were still having a conference to come up with an airtight complaint.

Tumulak said they will also include Dr. Gerardo Aquino Jr., VSMMC chief medical officer, who was in Manila attending to an official business when the operation happened.

Tumulak said Jan-Jan is demanding for the hospital to furnish him the official records of the Jan. 3 operation for easy identification of all doctors and nurses involved.

Dr. Susana Madarieta, DOH 7 director, said they will review the result of the VSMMC investigation to ensure that there is no whitewash. (EOB)

[dr.feelgod]

naa ni sa tv patrol gabie! klaro kaayo c dr. ......... hahahahaha... ka luoy intawn ni dr....

[fascinatedbymusic]