The doctor's attitude to death

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Roberto Brenes-Esquivel
Physician Surgeon graduated from the Autonomous University of Central America. He is professor of the Chair of Physiology/Physiopathology in the career of Medicine and Surgery of that University. He serves as an assistant physician and coordinator of the doctor's office of the Los Cipreses Campus. He is also an assistant physician of the Emergency Service of the Clínica Hospital Santa Catalina. He is currently concluding his specialty in Occupational Medicine.

Abstract

The professional in Health Care has daily contact with human pain and suffering, and is frequently confronted with death in his daily work activities. How the professional responds to the emotional load this represents, and how he processes it within his psyque has a definite impact in his performance, as well as his personal life. This article has the aim of explaining several points thet should become useful tools for the Health Care professional, to face the dilemma of death in an emotionally intelligent and productive way, both in his or her work as well as personal life.

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Brenes-EsquivelR. (2020). The doctor’s attitude to death. Acta Académica, 36(Mayo), 203-217. Retrieved from http://201.196.25.14/index.php/actas/article/view/360
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Vol 36 No Mayo (2005)
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Acta Médica

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