Table Of ContentChapter 1: Professionalism Chapter 2: Accountability Chapter 3: Being a professional Chapter 4: Working with others Chapter 5: Respecting patient rights Chapter 6: Clinical decisions and patient safety Chapter 7: If things go wrong A final question
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