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TRS reader Joe is shocked by this doctor's joke at the expense of his schizophrenic patient, saying that the patient would be entertained by having other people to talk to while consulting with him.
Just last month, a medical student who had tweeted about her patient's medical history was suspended from clinic postings.
Joe commented on the doctor's distasteful joke:
"In light of the recent news about a medical student tweeting about her patient, one would assume doctors would be more careful about their opinions on their patients, but it seems not to be the case.
"A friend of mine showed me this photograph of a doctor's facebook post, about his patient with a schizophrenic disorder.
"Firstly, calling a patient 'IT'?
"And secondly, making a joke about the patient's schizophrenic disorder by poking fun at how the patient has other 'people' talking to him.
"This is utterly disgusting. Doctors are in a unique position where they are privy to a patient's most personal information.
"I would not want to be seen by doctors who judge me in this manner and THEN go on to post about it to their friends on facebook to laugh about.
"Surely our doctors can do better. Don't they have an ethics board to deal with such doctors? "