El ocaso de la Bata Blanca: ¿otro efecto de la COVID-19?

El ocaso de la Bata Blanca: ¿otro efecto de la COVID-19? The decline of the White Coat: another effect of COVID-19?

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Echeverry Raad, J. . (2021). El ocaso de la Bata Blanca: ¿otro efecto de la COVID-19? The decline of the White Coat: another effect of COVID-19?. Archivos De Medicina , 21(2). https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.21.2.4069.2021
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Echeverry Raad, J. . (2021). El ocaso de la Bata Blanca: ¿otro efecto de la COVID-19? The decline of the White Coat: another effect of COVID-19?. Archivos De Medicina , 21(2). https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.21.2.4069.2021

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Jairo Echeverry Raad
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Jairo Echeverry Raad,

Médico Especialista en Pediatría. Profesor Titular en tenencia de cargo, Departamento de Pediatría e Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá Colombia. 

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The white coat, one of the symbols of modern Medicine, has perhaps entered its last period of validity after the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, since contrary to the reasons that originated and popularized its use, not only it is not an elements of personal protection but easily becomes vectors of cross infection and nosocomial microbial resistance. To the indelible stain on the profession that the health market has caused, the unethical behavior of colleagues has been added, for whom personal profit exceeds their vocation of service, distorting the neatness and immaculate cleanliness of the exercise that the gown embodied. Despite the above, some of the medical schools refuse to do so, initiating their students in the apostolate with the ceremonies of their delivery. It is possible that the culture of its use will return when it has contamination alarms, which repel particles and allows it to remain "sterile" but, mainly, when it represents the humility and social service of Medicine. This dilemma of wearing it should be resolved after adjusting a series of cultural and time variables, mode and context in the different scenarios, in the possibility that through this attire it is possible to enhance the doctor-patient relationship that promotes a healing function as a utilitarian element . The time will come when, due to our genuine attitudes, health workers will be seen "in white" because, paraphrasing, we try to heal and save a few times, listening with compassion and empathy to our fellow men and always accompanying and comforting them.

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