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To the Editor: In their discussion of commercial filming of patient-physician interactions for the general public, Drs Geiderman and Larkin¹ did not discuss the televising of live surgical or other invasive procedures at professional conferences. A few years ago, I attended a medical conference at which transesophageal echocardiography was to be performed live for approximately 200 physician attendees. Dozens of members of the technical and medical crews were assembled. The teleconferencing equipment, after a few technical problems, began broadcasting the verbal interplay of the moderators (reminiscent of news magazine shows) to fill time while the patient was sedated. Finally, the moment arrived and the physician inserted the probe. No luck. The patient grunted as the physician tried once more. Again, the physician was unable to insert the instrument. The quandary of the physician was clear and uncomfortable to watch. The physician had a duty to benefit the patient by doing . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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