Professionalism
Professionalism
The trust of the Australian public in the medical profession is essential to quality standards in healthcare. Medical practitioners are afforded unique privilege that must be respected at all times and that privilege must be used to the benefit of the patient in the first instance, and not cause undue risk of harm or any circumstance that places patient well-being before a benefit to the medical practitioner. Professionalism exists not only within the working hours but extends to all manner of appropriate conduct in social and private circumstances.