Seksueel grensoverschrijdend gedrag naar patiënten door een collega

Translated title of the contribution: Sexual harassment towards patients by a fellow physician

Sebastiaan A. Pronk, Leo de Nobel, Iva Bicanic

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Abstract

Patients can become victims of sexual harassment by their healthcare provider. Sometimes patients disclose this unpleasant experience to a healthcare provider. In those cases it's important to deal with this adequately. It's also possible that the doctor himself witnesses sexual harassment by a colleague towards a patient. Although the need for speaking up is obvious, the Dutch Code of Conduct for Doctors gives few words to such situations. The noncommittal reaction of the bystander is thus given all the space it needs. In this article, we call on the reader to advocate for awareness, prevention and intervention in their own working environment.

Translated title of the contributionSexual harassment towards patients by a fellow physician
Original languageDutch
Article numberD7927
JournalNederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume168
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2024

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