Medical students who are aware of information regarding a patient's prognosis are not at liberty to share the information with the patient, even if asked directly.

Medical students must receive comprehensive training in clinical skills before being asked to perform invasive procedures without supervision.

When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality.

Physicians need to properly screen their patients for intimate partner abuse and provide referrals for support and counseling.

Physicians who change their practices to concierge medicine may lose valuable patient-physician relationships.

When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality.

Physicians need to properly screen their patients for intimate partner abuse and provide referrals for support and counseling.

When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality.

Psychiatrists face difficulties when deciding on treatment plans for patients who are not interested in receiving help or are lacking the capacity to make responsible decisions.

Psychiatrists can take various steps to uphold patient confidentiality when faced with a court order to disclose a patient's medical records.