Professional Responsibility for the Prevention and Care of Disease

Internists will be faced with an onslaught of chronic diseases gone haywire because patients are not risking an office visit.

• Who are these physicians responsible to, and what are they responsible for?
• How should public health officials respond when important local rituals increase risk of contagion?

Apply Theory (Specific Professional Healthcare Competencies + Clinical Medical Ethical Principles) to Practice in order to provide Optimal Patient-Centered Care (OPCC)