An Extravagant Gift From a Grateful Patient.

Sharma, Akshay; Johnson, Liza-Marie; Caruso Brown, Amy; Unguru, Yoram; Lantos, John D · Pediatrics · 2018

case_report · Level V

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media-1vid110.1542/5787668327001PEDS-VA_2017-2837<b>Video Abstract</b>Gift giving is psychologically and culturally complex. In any context, a gift can have multiple meanings. In the context of the doctor-patient relationship, the giving of gifts and decisions about whether to accept gifts raise complex ethical issues. In this essay, a number of pediatric oncologists discuss the ethical considerations that should guide physicians as they decide how to respond to an extravagant gift from a family.

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