tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015905953902944537.post6732062985134280245..comments2024-03-06T12:57:06.530+08:00Comments on On My Way Home: Total CollapseMartin D. Bautista, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09760928906073479492noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015905953902944537.post-66144818576611788412007-10-26T10:19:00.000+08:002007-10-26T10:19:00.000+08:00Sad, sad, isn't it? But can we blame the doctors f...Sad, sad, isn't it? But can we blame the doctors for leaving? It doenn't matter if they work as nurses, as over 10,000 of those doctors have done already. <BR/><BR/>What a good nurse in the U.S. can earn in one month will take a doctor at least 3 to 4 motnhs to match that if the doc stays home. <BR/><BR/>At some point, the government has to make a decision on whether it will keep educating doctors to export them abroad. This brain drain has to stop.<BR/><BR/>On the guilty verdict on Dr. Noel Chua for felony murder and violations of Georgia's Controlled Substances Act, that was arrived at by the jury on the basis of facts that showed that he prescribed strong narcotics in overlapping periods of time to treat a young man (James Carter) with chronic migraines, which is a marked deviation of treatment for that condition. <BR/><BR/>Additionally, Chua was found to have lured a number of young men to live with him, sleep in his bedroom, including James Carter who died of multi-drug intoxication. This was a gross ethical lapse that, along with his prescribing exceedingly large doses of narcotics, resulted in his having his medical license summarily suspended by the state board of medical examiners. This was not known to the public until the trial last week. <BR/><BR/>Earlier, before his criminal trial last week, Chua's liability carrier settled with the family of Carter after they filed a malpractice suit against him. There was no way Chua could have won.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015905953902944537.post-49105417197647885662007-10-26T07:24:00.000+08:002007-10-26T07:24:00.000+08:00but as I repeatedly state: there are hardly any de...but as I repeatedly state: there are hardly any deaths from TB and diarrhea in Canada and the US. vaccinations are widely available. "Sicko" does not even begin to describe the catastrophic state of Philippine healthcare.<BR/><BR/>like you, I am not familiar with the case of Dr. Chua and while US society may indeed be more litigious, there is a lot more fairness in their justice system compared to ours.Martin D. Bautista, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09760928906073479492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015905953902944537.post-40000224859823893072007-10-25T20:27:00.000+08:002007-10-25T20:27:00.000+08:00the numbers are indeed depressing and staggering. ...the numbers are indeed depressing and staggering. healthcare is a hot point anywhere, including Canada, with its socialized healthcare. have you seen "sicko"?<BR/><BR/>on an unrelated note, have you posted something on the case of fil am MD, dr. noel chua? i dont have all the facts...but would you say this is reflective of the litigatious nature of medicine in the US?Chinachixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146271067029252343noreply@blogger.com