Medical professionalism in British Columbia : Working together : an exploration of professional relationships in medicine

In addition, the Ministry should promote the AMA – American success of this collaboration to the public, health authorities, and Medical Association other health care providers with the intent of replicating the positive results throughout the health care system. [...] Working Together: An Exploration of Professional Relationships in Medicine 9 PART 1 Features of Medicine and Challenges to Professionalism The modern understanding of the medical profession emerged in the mid-19th century with the fi rst standards of ethics and practice. [...] Even today, the social contract is still upheld in medical documents and defi nitions, including charters of the Royal College of Physicians of London3 and the American Board of Internal Medicine.4 Some elements, like the responsibilities of society, remain tacit in modern documents. [...] The provision of quality health care in BC relies on a complex network of relationships, and the theory of relationship-centred care suggests that good care for patients depends on quality relationships within this network.17 Thus, there is value in exploring professional relationships to identify areas for improvement, with the goal of ensuring the best quality of care. [...] This trend challenges physician connection to the health care system and others, Physicians responded to and erodes the sense of responsibility to improve the health system.