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January 12, 2024
The Debate on Medical Confidentiality: Is Professional Secrecy Preventing Suicide Prevention?
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-12 19:30:28
The documentary on the death of journalist Gaétan Girouard provokes a lot of reactions. This great journalist did not want to talk regarding his depressive state to anyone, not even his wife, and some wonder if his doctor might have violated professional secrecy.
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“The doctor, who knew that Gaétan was depressed and did not speak to his wife,” says his former colleague Jocelyne Cazin. “That does not make any sense!”
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Doctors are bound by professional secrecy as indicated in their Code of Ethics and the Professional Code and some lawyers want the medical file to remain confidential.
“To essentially say that we must review the confidentiality rules to come up with a separate regime for patients who have psychiatric problems and which would allow disclosure once morest the patient’s wishes, it is a false solution,” believes lawyer Patrick Martin-Ménard.
Like the College of Physicians, he believes that this might considerably affect the bond of trust between doctor and patient.
“If you are worried and you are not confident in me in terms of the fact that I will respect professional secrecy, there are things that you will not tell me,” says Dr. Mauril Gaudreault, president of the College of Physicians. .
Dr. Georges-F. Pinard, psychiatrist at the University Mental Health Institute of Montreal, is of the same opinion.
“We can’t share information with the family, but we can listen to what the family has to tell us,” he says. “It can be interesting because we will have a more accurate idea of depressive symptoms.”
Improve and facilitate the sharing of information
A few months ago, coroner Julie-Kim Godin made recommendations following a public inquiry.
“There is an interest in reviewing the legal framework surrounding the sharing of information and the lifting of professional secrecy in order to better prevent deaths by suicide,” says the Coroner’s Office. “By adopting an approach that respects the rights and freedoms of the user, loved ones can contribute to the care trajectory, from care to the deployment of safety nets.”
The coroner suggests forming a committee to prevent suicides. Currently, the law allows doctors to break professional secrecy only if they consider that there is a danger for the patient or those around them.
“If we have the impression that it is urgent to the point where the patient is going to leave the office and commit suicide, that he has a plan and tells me regarding it, if you tell me all these confidences and you do not you don’t want me to talk regarding it to those around you, I can do it and I have a duty to do it,” explains Dr. Gaudreault.
The number of depressed people has doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and men are still hesitant to seek medical help.
“One of the first obstacles that we know prevents people from seeking help and talking regarding it to those around them is the fear of being stigmatized, the fear of being judged,” says Mireille Bédard, who experienced 3 major depressions with suicidal thoughts in his life. “The more we cut our connection to the world, the more we risk taking action.”
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CES 2025: Revolutionary Tech and Futuristic Innovations
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-12 20:05:05
Whether they dream of making a car take off, of competing with drones or even of sparing themselves the unappetizing “gifts” from their cat, the entrepreneurs of CES in Las Vegas – the largest technology and technology show electronics – do not lack imagination to create futuristic products.
1. Relax, the robot takes care of everything
It’s the perfect booth to relieve tension at CES, the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, which ends Friday.
Among thousands of futuristic novelties, a few volunteers lie down to enjoy a slightly special massage. A French start-up is testing its robotic arm, capable of analyzing a patient’s morphology to better target the areas to be massaged.
“70% of people have back pain and 60% are in chronic stress, it’s major, it’s massive,” argues François Eyssautier, president of Capsix Robotics.
As hardworking as it is, the robot cannot, however, “replace hand massages,” admitted Jonathan Grassi, world massage champion and consultant for the French start-up. “But he is very precise, very meticulous (…) and does not shy away from repetitive gestures.”
The automated arm is already used in spas and gyms in France, and in the United States in Boulder (Colorado) by Jonathan Grassi, in his establishment.
2. Smart cat flap
With the Flappie access hatch, artificial intelligence ensures that cats cannot bring unwanted “gifts” – birds and rodents in general – back to their owner. Using cameras, the system blocks access if the feline’s mouth is not empty.
AI also detects snakes and fish, with an efficiency greater than 90%, assures the start-up founded by Swiss twins, Oliver and Denis Widler.
The device can be connected to an application so that the owner can follow the comings and goings of their animal, with supporting images. It is sold from 299 francs.
3. AI to sleep better
Technology has contributed to making us lose sleep, but can it give it back to us? “Here we have the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) sleep and brainwave tracker,” says Kimi Doan, head of investments at Earable neuroscience.
She came to present at the Las Vegas tech show (CES) the “Brainband”, recently marketed for nearly $500. Designed in flexible and soft materials, it is worn on the head like a crown.
Its gold-plated sensors analyze brain activity in real time and its speakers play music, meditation aids or white noise, depending on the needs detected.
“If you wake up in the middle of the night, the AI will automatically find the appropriate audio content to help you get back to sleep,” says Kimi Doan.
4. The car of the future?
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng presented its version of the flying car at the big annual show. This futuristic model, available to the general public, can move on the ground as well as in the air, and take off vertically.
Called Land Aircraft Carrier, the model should be available for pre-order from the end of 2024, with delivery aiming for 2025.
5. Quidditch, but with drones
“Drone soccer” (football with drones), born in South Korea, is also in the spotlight this year.
The aim of the game: for three minutes, five red drones face five blue drones, all piloted with remote controls. The machines — protected in honeycomb balls 40 cm in diameter — take off, spin, collide, bounce on the sides. And like in football, the objective is to score a goal.
“The game was created by an engineer who was inspired by Harry Potter”, where wizards are passionate regarding Quidditch (a kind of flying football), explains Jasmine Lee, commentator of the match.
Since its creation in 2016, the discipline has conquered twenty countries, but South Korea remains by far the most fervent with more than 2000 teams. In the United States, there are only three but more than 5,000 young people have been trained.
A world championship is scheduled for May 2025 and the World Cup for the following October.
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Thailand’s Minimum Wage Increase and Digital Money Distribution: Latest Updates and Policies
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-12 17:00:46
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