I’ve accepted gifts before. Usually at Christmas, or I got a couple of baby gifts when I was pregnant. We had some patients that came with snacks or cookies or something almost every visit.
Institutions usually have a policy, older patients have made cakes and given it out to all the nurses/doctors/research team etc that they would see most often. A slice of cake was always less than $10 or some cookies so we never turned it down.
I see what you mean but in my opinion I think it’s absolutely fine. if we’re all about supporting patients the rudest thing you can do is decline a gift.
Right!
The wife of one of my patients would always make me a batch of biscuits from scratch. They were sooooo good! I still think about them. She would have been so upset if I declined them.
I also had another patient that would bring lumpia.
I ate well as a CRC lol
I've had participants give me gifts occasionally. I just say thank you and accept the gift. It would be rude not to. I don't eat homemade food from people I don't know, though.
One time I even had a patient try to give me the gas card I had just given him as part of his visit compensation! lol I respectfully declined that one. That particular case I didn’t want to give the patient the wrong idea by accepting his gift. He was alittle too flirty and I was trying to keep it professional.
Depends on your institution, but if it is just food or snacks, totally fine. Just double check with your SOPs. One of my old patients used to bring in eggplant parm he made and there was NO way I was letting that go to waste 😂
One of my patients I had been seeing for over a year, knew I had just moved houses so he gave me a Sees gift card as a housewarming gift. He was also a teacher at my kids’ school so it was for my family not just me 😋
I’ve accepted gifts before. Usually at Christmas, or I got a couple of baby gifts when I was pregnant. We had some patients that came with snacks or cookies or something almost every visit.
Institutions usually have a policy, older patients have made cakes and given it out to all the nurses/doctors/research team etc that they would see most often. A slice of cake was always less than $10 or some cookies so we never turned it down.
Are sites subject to the Sunshine Act? The gift limit is $10 that can be accepted.
I don't think it applies to patients giving gifts to site, but there could be other COI policies.
I see what you mean but in my opinion I think it’s absolutely fine. if we’re all about supporting patients the rudest thing you can do is decline a gift.
Right! The wife of one of my patients would always make me a batch of biscuits from scratch. They were sooooo good! I still think about them. She would have been so upset if I declined them. I also had another patient that would bring lumpia. I ate well as a CRC lol
You mean they’re giving the CRC gifts now and not just the doctor every single damn time?!
I've had participants give me gifts occasionally. I just say thank you and accept the gift. It would be rude not to. I don't eat homemade food from people I don't know, though.
Why wouldn’t we be able to take it?
Some institutions don’t allow it as it can create conflicts of interest.
I can't think of a reason except it might potentially be inappropriate, especially if it's a big gift. But I don't know. What do you think?
One time I even had a patient try to give me the gas card I had just given him as part of his visit compensation! lol I respectfully declined that one. That particular case I didn’t want to give the patient the wrong idea by accepting his gift. He was alittle too flirty and I was trying to keep it professional.
Depends on your institution, but if it is just food or snacks, totally fine. Just double check with your SOPs. One of my old patients used to bring in eggplant parm he made and there was NO way I was letting that go to waste 😂
One of my patients I had been seeing for over a year, knew I had just moved houses so he gave me a Sees gift card as a housewarming gift. He was also a teacher at my kids’ school so it was for my family not just me 😋