The Medical Protection Podcast

Can I really say nothing?

The Medical Protection Podcast

Show Notes

A GP is notified by an after-hours service that her patient is seeking an abortion. The patient, who is taking isotretinoin, is not on the pregnancy prevention programme because she told her dermatologist that she was not sexually active. She asks her GP not to inform the dermatologist about her pregnancy. -

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SPEAKERS Our host today was Dr John Marwick https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-marwick-2614ab17

With special guest Dr James Thorpe https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-thorpe-29b58499

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