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Ethical Guidance for Patient-Physician-Family Caregiver Relationships Spotlight

Ethical Guidance for Patient-Physician-Family Caregiver Relationships

A new ACP position paper outlines primary principles for physicians, who may face ethical challenges collaborating with patients and family caregivers.

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Who We Are

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists — physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 129,000 includes internists, internal medicine subspecialists, and medical students, residents, and fellows.

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The American College of Physicians acts locally through its chapters and regions. To learn more about chapter services, structure and operations, see Local Connections.

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Committees & Councils

ACP Committees provide community representation for a variety of special interest groups at the national and local levels. Our committees are involved in policy development, education, career development, and more.

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Your Opinion Counts

Twice a year, ACP participates in a journal readership survey of random internists. If you receive one of these surveys in the mail, please indicate if you read our journals and answer the questions about your reading habits of our journals.

Your voice in these surveys is very important to ACP and enables us to continue to produce the high-quality publications that you expect.
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