Gerald Hickson News Today

Professionalism in healthcare is not dead.

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy labeled loneliness and isolation an epidemic, and hospital leaders say the healthcare industry isnt immune as the practice of medicine becomes splintered and more complex.

The first study to examine evaluation scores for professionalism and interpersonal communication skills among physicians-in-training and what happens afterward as these doctors begin their practice is reported in JAMA Network Open. The study tracked 9,340 early-career physicians from across the country.

Acts of rudeness are on the rise in medicine. Can a civility push lead to a healthier workplace?

For the third time since 2010, a review of the cardiac surgery division at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax acknowledges that some people are not being held accountable for their behaviour at work.

Doctors, nurses and others may be trained to treat patients with compassion and respect, but too many are treating each other — meaning their colleagues — with disrespect, studies have found.