title: Patient advocacy versus employer protection.
abstract: In a departure from the usual Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews article, this piece comprises responses from two occupational physicians to the question of how balance is achieved between employer and patient interests in occupational medicine. The authors discuss the ethical dilemmas that may arise in such relationships, negotiation of confrontations, physician responsibilities, and conflict resolution.
authors.affiliation: Brush Wellman, Inc., Elmore, Ohio 43416-9502, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deubner
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Sturm
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000941:ethics*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000941:ethics*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States