Michel Daher
Accepted Abstracts: Surgery Curr Res
Surgeon and anesthesiologist work as a team. Physicians of different but complementary specialties, work jointly in the management of the patient during the pre, per and post-operative period, with the main objective of ensuring the best quality of care and the greatest safety to him. However, the unprecedented development of new technologies during the last decades deeply modified the conditions of exercise of these two specialties. Thus, the practice of anaesthesia is not only necessary for the realization of the surgical act, but also for diagnostic and therapeutic techniques using high technologies. Within this team, will prevail: Respect of rules of confraternity and partnership, the independence of the anesthesiologist and the surgeon with a collective decision but individual responsibility, place the patient welfare and security above all other considerations. In case of disagreement, it should be discussed in a positive way, and refer to the medical or ethical committee who are able to apply procedures for conciliation. In this presentation, the author will try to point out the responsibilities of each of the two partners in this joint practice. The practice of a shared activity, for the benefit of the patient, in the same place, requires a preliminary definition, in the mutual respect, of competencies and responsibilities of each one, based on the respect of the rules in the Code of Medical Ethics.
Michel Daher, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Balamand, Lebanon. He is currently the President of the Lebanese Cancer Society, and Secretary General of the National Ethics Committee. He has more than 125 scientific publications mainly published in indexed journals. He presented more than 210 international lectures as invited speaker in national and international congresses. He has received an Award of Appreciation from the American Cancer Society for his commitment to the global control of cancer. He is mainly interested in cancer control, palliative care, breast cancer management, and medical ethics education.
