More doctors are using chaperones to protect patients and themselves. Should you be doing this too?
Many physicians fully support the concept."If a patient requests a chaperone I think we all, as practitioners, should honor that request respectfully," says Shieva Ghofrany, MD, an ob/gyn practicing in Stamford, Connecticut, and co-founder of tribecalledv, a women's health knowledge platform."It's a clear sign a patient wants to ensure that they feel safe and comfortable.
For children and adolescents, allowing a parent to be a chaperone might be a logical and comforting choice. However,Study authors Rebecca Jane Moon and Justin Huw Davies looked at pubertal staging–related exams and contend that a chaperone should always be impartial, and a parent's presence could conceivably open up a physician to false charges of misconduct.
Many doctors do follow their own set guidelines."Often, we have our medical assistants be our chaperones," explains Ghofrany."Ideally they 'room' the patient — take vitals and ask the patient what specific concerns they would like to address. This helps with exam set-up.
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