¿You don¿t want to lose that trust that you¿ve built with this patient¿¿: (Dis)trust, medical tourism, and the Canadian family physician-patient relationship

Conclusions:
Family physicians face diverse tensions about medical tourism as they must balance their roles in: (1) providing information about medical tourism within a context of information deficits; (2) supporting decision-making while distancing themselves from patients’ decisions to engage in medical tourism; and (3) acting both as agents of the patient and of the domestic health care system. These tensions highlight the ongoing need for reliable third-party informational resources about medical tourism and the development of responsive policy.

Source: BMC Family Practice - February 25, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Valorie CrooksNeville LiJeremy SnyderShafik DharamsiShelly BenjaminyKaren JacobJudy Illes Source Type: research