A declining insulin requirement in the late first trimester of pregnancy with type 1 diabetes was previously reported (18), and overinsulinization has been suggested as a contributing reason for severe hypoglycemia in early pregnancy (18).
Professionalism: Good for Patients and Health Care Organizations. Abstract. Professionalism is an indispensable element in the compact between the medical profession and society that is based on trust and putting the needs of patients above all other considerations.
Why is continuing competence so important? Maintaining your competence is critical to your career, the physical therapy profession and the public. Here's why: Patients have every right to assume that a health care provider's license to practice provides assurance of his or her current professional competence.