Ethics Vignette XIX: Maintaining Professionalism: Responding to a Condescending Physician in the EDX Laboratory discusses how a lack of professionalism violates the physician–technologist relationship, the type of professional behavior that is essential to the technologist–patient relationship, and what is appropriate ethical behavior when professionalism is violated. The intended audience is technologists and is also relevant to physicians, residents and fellows. AANEM ethical vignettes utilize true clinical scenarios to highlight common ethical situations confronted by physicians and technologists that care for patients with neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disorders. Specific application of AANEM's Ethical Guidelines are discussed throughout each vignette.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will acquire skills to understand (1) how a lack of professionalism violates the physician–technologist relationship, (2) what is needed for the maintenance of the technologist–patient relationship, (3) what is the appropriate ethical behavior when professionalism is violated, (4) what are possible solutions to an aggressive, hostile, and deprecating physician–technologist interaction, and (5) what is addressed in the AANEM Ethical Guidelines pertaining to technologists.


ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The AANEM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
The AANEM designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
No one involved in the planning of this CME activity had any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Authors/Faculty had nothing to disclose.

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Jerry Morris, CNCT, MS, R.NCS.T. and David A. Simpson, DO, MS