David is a patient waiting in a treatment room at a walk-in clinic.  He can hear the physician chatting and laughing with someone outside, and from the conversation he guesses that the physician is talking with a pharmaceutical sales representative.  David has been waiting for almost two hours with a high fever.  As the conversation outside continues, David becomes increasingly angry.

Do you think that the physician might have a conflict of interest?  If so, how should it be managed?

 

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