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. 2022 Apr 1;24(4):E254-260.
doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.254.

Should Clinicians Be Activists?

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Should Clinicians Be Activists?

[Article in English, Spanish]
Kristen N Pallok et al. AMA J Ethics. .
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Abstract

Physicians are ethically bound to respond to undocumented, underinsured, and uninsured patients' health needs, even those demanding complex, expensive interventions, such as organ transplantation. A social medicine skill set of structural competency, allyship, accompaniment, and activism is required to best serve patients and communities and should be widely regarded as core competencies for all health professionals. This commentary on a case considers the nature and scope of the skill of activism, specifically.

En términos éticos, los médicos están obligados a responder a las necesidades de salud de los pacientes indocumentados, subasegurados y no asegurados, incluso de aquellos que exigen intervenciones complejas y costosas, como el trasplante de órganos. Se requiere un conjunto de habilidades de medicina social que incluya la competencia estructural, las alianzas, el acompañamiento y el activismo para servir mejor a los pacientes y a las comunidades y se deberían considerar ampliamente como competencias básicas para todos los profesionales de la salud. En concreto, este comentario sobre un caso analiza la naturaleza y el alcance de la habilidad del activismo.

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