To put an end to the all-purpose doctor


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GRANDSTAND. The success of teleconsultations and the extent of medical deserts must push general practitioners to rethink their profession.





By Guy Vallancien

In France, the general practitioner follows around 1,000 patients, a very low rate compared to his German colleague, who sees 2,000 or more per year, helped by nurses and assistants.
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Owhere does the medical procedure begin and where does it end? Article 16-1 of the Civil Code recalls that the human body is inviolable, and article 16-3 specifies that the integrity of the body may only be violated in the event of therapeutic necessity for the person and with his consent, except in an emergency. This role is recognized for medical doctors. Therefore the doctor, vested with this right, naturally fears the mere mention of a possible transfer of his technical skills to other professionals, in the name of this high responsibility.

If the medical act strictly speaking requires the physical presence of the patient in front of the doctor, all day long we decide and act outside of this presence. Telephone advice and teleconsultations are multiplying, evolution of the prac…


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