Name: What your doctor won’t disclose
Uploaded: 2014-11-13T16:05:49Z
Duration: 15 min 32 s
Description: Wouldn’t you want to know if your doctor was a paid spokesman for a drug company? Or held personal beliefs incompatible with the treatment you want? Right now, in the US at least, your doctor simply doesn’t have to tell you about that. And when physician Leana Wen asked her fellow doctors to open up, the reaction she got was … unsettling.

Wouldn’t you want to know if your doctor was a paid spokesman for a drug company? Or held personal beliefs incompatible with the treatment you want? Right now, in the US at least, your doctor simply doesn’t have to tell you about that. And when physician Leana Wen asked her fellow doctors to open up, the reaction she got was … unsettling.

Leana Wen: What your doctor won’t disclose

What your doctor won’t disclose

Emergency physician, public health advocate

Transparency in medicine fosters trust; doctors revealing their biases and affiliations can dismantle the epidemic of fear.

A campaign for total transparency, Who's My Doctor, encourages doctors to voluntarily share their values and conflicts of interest.

Despite backlash, the movement for medical transparency grows, proving vulnerability and openness are vital for patient trust.