Tuesday 3 January 2017

IMA-No Incentive Initiative

IMA-No Incentive Initiative
During the Central Council Meeting in Amritsar, I had said in my presidential speech that IMA will have zero tolerance for unethical practices including sex selective abortions for non-medical purposes and cuts and commissions. And that IMA and the medical profession will boycott any person indulging in unethical sex selective practices. I am happy to note that IMA Bagalkot Branch in Karnataka, under the Presidentship of Dr Shekhar Mane has taken up the “IMA-No Incentive Initiative”. The draft undertaking by the branch states “INCENTIVES in any form cash, cheque, gifts, articles, parties etc. will NOT be given to or taken from any of our colleagues, referring doctors, RMP, quacks, ASHA workers, ambulances, laboratories etc.” Incentive means where no service is attached. The branch also nominated an Ethical & Vigilance Committee comprising of 15 doctors with President and Secretary as ex officio member. If any doctor or hospital violates this model code of conduct, then the complaint can be investigated by this ethical committee. The committee will discuss and counsel the doctor/s involved and send a notice to them directing compliance. The matter will also be brought to the notice of the Executive Committee or General Body for warning. The punitive action includes suspension from the local IMA branch and report to the MCI, KMC and other govt. regulatory authorities for necessary action. In order to discourage crosspathy, the branch further resolved that all modern scientific medicine (allopathic) doctors must stop going to hospitals owned by practicing non allopathic doctors as visiting consultants. Dr KK Aggarwal National President IMA and HCFI

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