ACP American College of Physicians - Internal Medicine - Doctors for Adults

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

Case Studies

The following cases are part of a professionalism case study series recently launched on Medscape. Receive CME credit for completion of this online educational activity featuring case studies with commentaries by the ACP's Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee and the Center for Ethics and Professionalism.

• The Difficult Patient: Should You End the Relationship? What Now? An Ethics Case Study
  August 18, 2009
• Dealing with the 'Disruptive' Physician Colleague
  April 08, 2009

Ethical Complaints

Complaints Procedures

Procedures for making a complaint and addressing ethical complaints against College Physician members.

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Sanctioned Members

Possible sanctions, in accordance with the terms set forth in the bylaws of the College, may include: (1) a letter of reprimand; (2) probation, a specified period during which the rights and privileges of membership are limited and other conditions may be required; (3) suspension of membership, the withdrawal of the rights and privileges of membership for a specified period with publication of the determination and the member’s name for the specified period on the College website; and (4) expulsion with publication of the determination and the member’s name on the College website. Sanctions (1) reprimand and (2) probation shall not include publication on the College website. (ACP Complaints Procedures, Section 5)

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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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