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Should physicians be allowed to use alcohol while on call?

J F Peterman1, N A Desbiens

  • 1Department of Philosophy, University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA. jpeterma@sewanee.edu

Journal of Medical Ethics
|January 7, 2005
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Physicians

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Physician Behavior
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Physician alcohol use and impairment are widely discussed.
  • However, alcohol consumption by physicians while on call remains under-addressed.
  • Societal ambiguity regarding on-call drinking as public or private behavior creates perception conflicts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current information on physicians' perceptions of alcohol use while on call.
  • To analyze the discrepancy in how physicians view their own and colleagues' on-call alcohol consumption.
  • To propose a revised ethical standard for on-call alcohol use in medicine.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent information on physician alcohol use.
  • Analysis of physicians' perceptions regarding on-call drinking.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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  • Ethical argument based on medical practice standards.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant conflicts exist in physicians' perceptions of on-call alcohol use.
    • These conflicts stem from societal ambiguity about on-call drinking.
    • Current guidelines may not adequately address the risks of on-call alcohol consumption.

    Conclusions:

    • The American Medical Association's prohibition on practicing medicine under the influence should extend to drinking while on call.
    • A clear threshold for safe on-call alcohol consumption needs scientific determination.
    • Prohibiting on-call drinking is necessary unless patient risk can be definitively excluded.