No one thinks they're at risk of a boundary violation until it's too late. "That will never happen to me." "My patients love me." "I would never do anything to jeopardize my career."Stephen Schenthal, a leader in the field for 20 years, has helped thousands of physicians grapple with situations they never imagined facing. Now he offers an evidence-based account of how good doctors get into potentially career-ending trouble, and find their way back.Medical schools are beginning to require ethics training. But abstract scenarios in a quiet classroom cannot prepare you for the real world of modern health care. It seems everywhere you look regulators are cracking down. Legislators are writing new laws. Insurance companies are questioning medical decisions. And hospitals are rating physicians based on patient satisfaction scores instead of outcomes. And through it all, you are expected to "increase productivity" (i.e., spend less time with each patient).The good news is that the skills and perspective you need to avoid boundary violations can help you survive, and even thrive, in today's stressful health care environment. In the first part of The Physician's Guide to Professional Boundaries, Schenthal explains how boundaries are defined, enforced, and what happens when they are violated. In parts two and three, you'll learn about the forces that push good, ethical physicians like you across professional boundaries, and the about the basics of resisting those forces. In the final section, you'll learn how to gauge your own personal "violation potential" as it changes over the course of your career, and how to reduce it.This same information has helped thousands who have attended PBI Education courses, almost always as a requirement of board discipline. You now have a chance to learn what they learned without having to endure the months and often years of anguish they went through. Think of it as preventive medicine.