ACP Ethics and Professionalism
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ACP Ethics and Professionalism
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Author, Case History
Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Authors, Commentary
Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Paula Katz
Associate
Center for Ethics and Professionalism
American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Editor
Lois Snyder Sulmasy, JD
Director
Center for Ethics and Professionalism
American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Disclosures
None of the contributors have anything to disclose.
Accreditation Information
The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Physicians designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to .5 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Release Date: October 15, 2021
Expiration Date: October 15, 2024