Volume 42 Number 1
JANUARY 2012

VIP Syndrome

There are many factors to consider when a VIP patient needs medical care. Treatment of VIP patients can disrupt the care team, hospital administration, and other patients. Celebrities, politicians, and physician colleagues as patients can present challenges to the care team, including privacy concerns and insisting that caregivers fulfill lofty demands.

 



Feature
VIP Syndrome


Editorial
The Dangers of ‘VIP’ Treatment
Jan Fawcett, MD

From the Guest Editor
This Issue: VIP Syndrome
Stephen H. Dinwiddie, MD

Case Challenges
Status Epilepticus and Psychosis of Epilepsy
Deepa Hasija, MD; Sree Latha Krishna Jadapalle, MD; Amel Badr, MD

CE article General Effect of VIP Patients on Delivery of Care
Elizabeth McIlduff Georges, MD; Joan M. Anzia, MD; Stephen H. Dinwiddie, MD

CE article Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry for the VIP Patient
Michael Marcangelo, MD

CE article Challenges of VIP Treatment on Inpatient Psychiatry
Megan B. Schabbing, MD

Practical and Ethical Implications of Inpatient Preferential Treatment
Jennifer K. Walter, MD, PhD

Potential Medicolegal Issues in the Care of the VIP Patient
Stephen H. Dinwiddie, MD

When VIP Patients Are Disruptive
Elizabeth McIlduff Georges, MD




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