HIV Testing:Voluntary or Mandatory?

HIV testing:voluntary or mandatory?

Sir—In their article on the value of mandatory testing for HIV in a sub-Saharan hospital population, Palmer et al. [1] argue that their study shows the advantages of routine and mandatory HIV testing of all hospitalized patients. However, the authors offer no data on how such testing affects patients, since the patients in their study were not aware that they were being tested and were not info...

Islamic spirituality in medical education: mandatory or optional?

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To mandatory nap or not to mandatory nap.

I t's safe to conclude that most people would not take issue with a requirement that they take a nap at some point during their workday. The United States Institute of Medicine even urges that a five-hour snooze should be made mandatory for all medical interns and residents who are putting in 16-hour shifts. The Canadian Association of Interns and Residents, though, isn't convinced of the value...

Mandatory HIV testing: an Orwellian proposition.

Mandatory HIV testing and occupational therapists.

OBJECTIVES As the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increases, so does the prevalence of HIV-positive health care workers. This study explored what effect this will have on occupational therapy service provision. Attitudes and policies of 118 occupational therapy administrators were examined in relation to mandatory testing for HIV, attitudes on treating HIV-positive patients, wo...