tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post7143332898043819106..comments2023-09-15T23:14:27.387+08:00Comments on .PARALLEL UNIVERSES.: Bogus Medical CertificatesDr. Emerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02407128557937763280noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-45873031516234506252010-12-15T22:39:54.450+08:002010-12-15T22:39:54.450+08:00I am in dire need of a medical certificate, thus, ...I am in dire need of a medical certificate, thus, i came across this website in my google search. I have CTS which requires operation but I want the operation to be performed on March 2011. However, I need a certificate NOW so I can submit it to my husband's employer so he can go home in time for my operation. (Husband works abroad and has "conditional approval" provided he can present the medical certificate, however it takes a long time to process actual approval memo). My own doctor doesn't want to issue a certificate, says he will issue a certificate two weeks before the operation. However, there is time constraint on my part. We wouldn't be able to get approval from his employer if we submit the certificate two weeks prior to the operation. I really want my husband to be here albeit it's only a minor operation. I understand your position about your integrity as a doctor by issuing a medical certificate for bogus reasons. But what if the reason is valid but there is a time concern? Will you issue a certificate or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-18665314977933992622010-03-10T15:28:33.805+08:002010-03-10T15:28:33.805+08:00hi doc
i can relate to your story
i'm also a p...hi doc<br />i can relate to your story<br />i'm also a physician and there were times that i am asked by my friends to issue a medical certificate for them as an excuse for their absences at work. If they have been really ill, it reflects from their physical clinical findings. I have to find out through examining them. Telling them to have lab test done. But if not, I refuse because i feel that their were abusing our identity as doctors. Issuing a fake medical certificate damages the sense of professionalism within us physicians and destroys our moral.rea_mdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-31179524995496936032008-02-27T13:41:00.000+08:002008-02-27T13:41:00.000+08:00Hi Doc,I know the fake diplomas issue puts us in a...Hi Doc,<BR/><BR/>I know the fake diplomas issue puts us in a bad light. It's not right for people to use the good name of our universities in their fake diplomas. It's not fair to those who really have degrees. And I wish Mayor Lim can take action on the illegal trade in Recto. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, I have some friends who have been able to get jobs because they used a home-made diploma. I know it's not right but what if they just didn't have the money to go to university. <BR/><BR/>As always, poverty is the enemy.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>LesterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-28677662327447927772008-02-11T07:16:00.000+08:002008-02-11T07:16:00.000+08:00I have just discovered your medical blog and I fin...I have just discovered your medical blog and I find it very interesting. <BR/><BR/>I have not really had problems issuing med certs. Usually, they are really sick. But there was one patient for whom I did surgery 3 months ago, and still claims to have pain. There is no physical evidence or inflammation. She certainly does not look like she is in pain. She requests me extend her sick leave and SSS, because she claims she can't work well with the pain,which makes me uncomfortable already. This is such a hard situation!<BR/><BR/>How do you turn down requests for med certs? Any tips?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-4919448363700534112008-02-06T07:11:00.000+08:002008-02-06T07:11:00.000+08:00a sad issue in the Philippines. personally, i don...a sad issue in the Philippines. personally, i dont want to ask the doctor to feign sickness by issuing me a med cert. these actions have consequences. and i think all actions do have consequences.<BR/><BR/>in a manufacturing set up, this is very common. as mari said, nobody checks the veracity of the med certs. this is not only because they trust the doctors but also because there are companies that are lax and lack the initiative to create rigid or stricter policies regarding sick leaves. i heard though that SSS are doing their part of investigating especially if the leaves indicate lengthy periods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-38385169040435055642008-02-05T23:44:00.000+08:002008-02-05T23:44:00.000+08:00happens a lot in my previous work, too. in my expe...happens a lot in my previous work, too. in my experience, i think nobody checks the veracity of the medical certificates submitted by the employees because HR people trust the doctors who issued them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-34750171840330189622008-02-05T08:28:00.000+08:002008-02-05T08:28:00.000+08:00IPANEMA - Thanks. As I said, there's no problem wi...IPANEMA - Thanks. As I said, there's no problem with me as long as it is true.<BR/><BR/>LESTER - The news item brings a collective and mistaken impression that we are a country of fakers.<BR/><BR/>MECSY - Good for you! <BR/><BR/>TITO ROLLY - For me, it is those gray areas which cause bigger troubles later on.Dr. Emerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407128557937763280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-6847205732172368492008-02-05T08:19:00.000+08:002008-02-05T08:19:00.000+08:00Sayang! Papagawa pa naman sana ako ng medical cert...Sayang! Papagawa pa naman sana ako ng medical certificate. Hehehehe<BR/><BR/>I will have to qualify my answer to your question. If it is plain shrewdness, then it is definitely wrong. Immoral even. But if it is for a white lie, like it would make things easier for an employee, rather not having to resort to huge trouble, why not? The world is not made up of black and white. There are many gray areas in between.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-29468534021571218552008-02-05T01:58:00.000+08:002008-02-05T01:58:00.000+08:00in a way i feel superstitious about faking illness...in a way i feel superstitious about faking illnesses and wouldn't be comfortable at all asking for a fake medical certificate... because it'd be like tempting fate<BR/><BR/>i dunno..Mechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655153874550285916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-51679462119556580372008-02-04T20:34:00.000+08:002008-02-04T20:34:00.000+08:00For better or worse, fake medical certificates and...For better or worse, fake medical certificates and diplomas are easy to get in the Philippines. Your post reminded me of the recent reports about the diploma scandal in South Korea. Apparently, the fake diplomas, used by 13 South Korean army officers, were made here in the Philippines. <BR/><BR/>For those of you who want to have a laugh, read the full article here: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view_article.php?article_id=98386Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857168616964027024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397704.post-17358877554515458752008-02-04T13:25:00.000+08:002008-02-04T13:25:00.000+08:00Oh my, glad to read it coming from a physician. Ye...Oh my, glad to read it coming from a physician. Yes, I have heard stories of people coercing a doctor friend to issue a med cert for their own twisted reason.<BR/><BR/>I consider absences white lie. However, to ask for a med cert for claims is pretty way beyond one's dignity. I pity the doctor who has no choice -requested at gunpoint? :) <BR/><BR/>When we claim for medical reimbursement, we have to attach supporting documents - laboratory results, x-ray, scans, etc. other than a mere medical certificate. One will be asked to produce these.<BR/><BR/>If it's only to support an excuse letter a med cert is enough. When there's money involved, they need the above.<BR/><BR/>I hope will stop doing this. It is hard to the doctor-friend. Professionally demeaning.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for covering this.<BR/><BR/>Great post as always! :)ipanemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114366790282963547noreply@blogger.com