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Physician's Charter

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Ethics Issues

• Individual Position Papers
• End of Life Care
• Human Rights
• Human Subjects
• Managed Care Ethics
• Physician Industry Relations
• Research Ethics and Integrity
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New Ethical Guidance for Patient-Physician-Family Caregiver Relationships

"Family Caregivers, Patients and Physicians: Ethical Guidance to Optimize Relationships"
This new ACP position paper outlines primary principles for physicians, who may face ethical challenges collaborating with patients and family caregivers while preserving the primacy of the patient-physician relationship.

Case Studies

Ethics case studies illustrate real-life issues physicians encounter in everyday practice. The commentaries developed by the ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee and the Center for Ethics and Professionalism offer a problem-solving approach baesd on medical ethics principles. CME credit is available for completion of ACP's professionalism case studies series featured on Medscape.

• To Be or Not to Be: Should I Serve as an Expert Witness?
  July 2, 2010
• Author! Author! Who Should Be Named in a Published Study? An Ethics Case Study
  December 31, 2009
• The Difficult Patient: Should You End the Relationship? What Now? An Ethics Case Study
  August 18, 2009

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Ethical Complaints

Complaints Procedures

BOR approves revision to ACP Complaints Procedures (April 19, 2010)

The College has modified its ethics procedures to emphasize (1) the College’s obligation to review issues related to ethical conduct of physician members regardless of how the College receives notification of such matters; and (2) member representation by an attorney only if the College elects to have attorney representation at an ethics hearings. These and other minor changes can be found in the Complaints Procedures.

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ACP Conflict of Interest Policy

• Conflict of Interest: Policy and Procedures
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure System

About the Center

• Who We Are

For more information on the Center, contact Lois Snyder, JD, Director, at 215-351-2835, or at lsnyder@acponline.org.

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Test Your Medical Knowledge on Your Mobile Device with ACP's Doctor's Dilemma Game!

This new online game is based on the popular ACP Doctor's Dilemma Competition from ACP's annual Internal Medicine meetings. The game is simple to play but challenging to master. Start now!