Standards of practice and conduct are usually spelt out in a code of conduct. The responsibility for setting standards is usually left to the professional body. The problem arises if the standards are set too low, for various reasons.
The public should be given the opportunity to pursue complaints against TCM practitioners with the provision of codes of conduct, disciplinary procedures and sanctions. Although this is currently absent, it is the responsibility of regulators to ensure its implementation as soon as possible.
When there is an adverse event in conventional medicine, the patient andor his representative can complain to the Health Ministry and Malaysian Chinese Medical Council and commence legal proceedings. What is the recourse for the patient and his representative when there is an adverse event following treatment by a TCM practitioner? Worse still, what is the recourse if the adverse event occurred after treatment by a doctor as well as a TCM practitioner?
The practice of TCM by doctors is a question that some doctors have raised. The Code of Professional Conduct of the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) prohibits doctors from employing or associating with persons who are not qualified or not registered under the Medical Act.
Any doctor who uses a TCM product or practice has to ensure that it is evidence based and that they have been trained in the practice. Involvement in questionable practices may expose a patient to risks, and even danger, and the doctor to disciplinary proceedings by the MMC.
With increasing societal expectations for greater professional accountability in the medical profession, TCM practitioners will need to do the same by increasing public scrutiny of their affairs.
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