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Sep 23, 2023
Avoiding Male Doctors Is Not Discrimination. It May Be Risk Aversion.
By Chloe Nazra Lee, MD, MPH - MedPageToday - 24.09.2023 - [USA] "Whenever a woman speaks up, someone will tell her to be quiet," a...
Sep 20, 2023
A psychologist's guide to recovery following sexual violence
By Niamh Delmar - RTE Lifestyle - 20.09.2023 - [IRELAND] Sexual violence is one of the most under reported crimes. Due to its highly...
Sep 11, 2023
How health care systems can protect patients from sexual assault by providers
By Michelle Simpson Stat News 07.09.2023 Health care providers have a sacrosanct relationship with patients. That unique position of...
Aug 29, 2023
Professional Predators: How Credentials Can Conceal Sexual Abuse
By Devon Frye - Psychology Today - 30.08.2023 [USA] No one visits a doctor, dentist, or therapist—including a massage or physical...
Aug 21, 2023
Workplace sexual-harassment clampdown for doctors
By Natalie Truswell - BBC News - 22.08.2023 - [UK] Conduct guidelines for UK doctors are being updated to spell out what constitutes...
Jun 20, 2023
When the Doctor-Patient Relationship Crosses the Line
By Aron Solomon - MedPage Today - 21.06.2023 All too often in our news cycle, we are confronted with allegations involving indiscretions...
Apr 16, 2023
6,500 rape and sex attacks – including gang rape and child assault – in hospitals
By Liam Coleman - Metro Newspaper - 17.04.2023 A new report has laid bare the horrific sexual abuse that has taken place inside hospitals...
Feb 8, 2023
How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?
By The Conversation - 08.02.2022 - [AUSTRALIA] This week’s ABC Four Corners investigation revealed the Australian Health Practitioner...
Aug 28, 2022
Policy offers tools for health care settings to help guard against sexual abuse of children
By Antoinette Laskey - AAP News - 29.08.2022 Child sexual abuse by adults in positions of power in youth-serving organizations makes...
Aug 28, 2022
Leading USA Paediatricians Issue Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse.
By Amy Norton - US News - 29.08.2022 Recent years have seen several high-profile cases of doctors sexually abusing young patients. Now...
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