Code of Medical Ethics, 2006-2007: Current Opinions With Annotations - Softcover

Council On Ethical And Judicial Affairs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579477771 ISBN 13: 9781579477776

Publisher: American Medical Association, 2006

Synopsis

This ethics guide for physicians, scholars, and jurists contains 200 opinions issued individually or from reports by the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs issued through 2005, as well as its nine Principles of Medical Ethics from 2001. Sections cover social policy issues; interprofessional and hospital relations; confidentiality, advertising, and communications media relations; fees and charges; records; practice matters; professional rights and responsibilities; and the patient-physician relationship. This edition, which replaces those previously published, also has new opinions on physician health and wellness, obligation in disaster preparedness and response, direct-to-consumer diagnostic imaging tests, and resident involvement in patient care, as well as new advice on organ transplantation, racial and ethnic health care disparities, and medical testimony. Annotations follow each opinion and contain summaries of all reported court decisions, selected state attorney general opinions, and selected journal articles. They were prepared by scholars at the Southern Illinois U. Schools of Medicine and Law. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Synopsis

The American Medical Association's "Code of Medical Ethics" includes opinions on a wide variety of ethical and professional issues that confront the medical profession. The annotations reflect citations to the opinions in judicial rulings and the medical, ethical, and legal literature. This 2006-2007 edition contains 200 ethical opinions of the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, along with the AMA's nine Principles of Medical Ethics and several opinions on topics including physician health and wellness, physician obligation in disaster preparedness and response, direct-to-consumer diagnostic imaging tests, and resident physicians' involvement in patient care. New guidance is given on previous topics such as transplantation of organs from living donors, racial and ethnic health care disparities, and medical testimony.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Medical Association
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579477771
• ISBN 13: 9781579477776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 508