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Norfolk State University Ethics and Professional Issues in Healthcare Article Discussion

 

The article at the link below, describe a physician that failed to adhere to the ethics of his profession. Read the article and discuss the information that it contains. Include the following:

  • Discuss the factors that may have led the physician to lose his ‘Moral Compass”.
  • Discuss the “red flags” that were ignored by the hospital management and the patients.
  • Speculate as to the reasons that these “red flags” were not acted upon by the hospital management.
  • What do you think might be some consequences and potential outcomes for the hospital regarding the information?

Javaid Perwaiz, Virginia OB/GYN, found guilty of fraud, performing unecessary hysterectomies – The Washington Post