Individual Position Papers
Position papers are statements of ACP policy approved by the College's Board of Regents. Position papers on issues of medical ethics and professionalism developed by the College's Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee and the Center for Ethics and Professionalism include:
- Online Medical Professionalism: Patient and Public Relationships
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: An Ethical Analysis of Principles and Practice
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Family Caregivers, Patients and Physicians: Ethical Guidance to Optimize Relationships. An online appendix of resources to help physicians manage relationships with patients and caregivers is also available.
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"Pay-for-Performance Principles that Promote Patient Centered Care: An Ethics Manifesto." A longer version of the paper may be accessed at "Pay-for-Performance Principles That Promote Patient Centered Care: An Ethics Manifesto."
- "The Doctor Will See You Shortly: The Ethical Significance of Time for the Patient-Physician Relationship."
- Ethics in Practice: Managed Care and the Changing Health Care Environment
- Physician-Industry Relations. Part 1: Individual Physicians
- Physician-Industry Relations. Part 2: Organizational Issues
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Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter
- End-of-Life Care Papers
Related Documents
- ACP provides comments to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues regarding privacy protection and human genome sequencing
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Letter to DEA expressing the importance of a continued dialogue between the medical community and the DEA on pain management issues and the need for reasonable, clear and final guidance from the DEA. Press Release, DEA's Response to Charles Francis, MD, FACP, President ACP.
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Obligations and Opportunities: The Role of Clinical Societies in the Ethics of Managed Care
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Life, Death, and the American College of Physicians: The Cruzan Case
For more information contact Lois Snyder Sulmasy at lsnyder@acponline.org, or at 215-351-2839.
Related Links
- Where We Stand: ACP Advocacy Issues
- End-of-Life Care Patient Education Project
- Conflict of Interest Disclosure System
Ethics Resources
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