This Ban Really Should Be Nation Wide I Believe – No Excuses!

This appeared last week:Hospital moves to ban snapchat videos of live surgery and doctors want a national banSue Dunlevy, National Health Reporter, News Corp Australia NetworkJuly 1, 2017 12:30amEXCLUSIVE: Doctors are calling for a national ban on Snapchat videos of live surgery claiming they present an infection and privacy risk and could jeopardise surgical outcomes.One major private hospital ’s clinical committee has already moved to ban the videos and Facebook has taken down at least one live surgery video because it was too graphic.Westmead Private Hospital has confirmed its Medical Advisory Committee banned snapchatting of live surgery last month.Plastic surgeon Dr Laith Barnouti i s calling for Westmead Private Hospital’s ban to become nationwide claiming the filming of surgery carries an infection risk and distracts doctors and nurses from patient care.“Doctors are using it as an advertisement saying this is happening live,” he says.“Even though the patient has conse nted to live... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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