Search results for "Ethics"
New ACP ethics case study addresses social media professionalism
Ethical issues that can arise when a physician posts offensive or inappropriate content about a colleague are discussed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/07/6.htm
7 Jul 2015
New ethics case study offers guidance on care of cognitively impaired patients
Preventive Health Screening, Ethics, and the Cognitively Impaired Patient is a new ACP ethics case study available online for CME credit.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/05/7.htm
5 Nov 2013
New ethics case study examines addressing a colleague's unprofessional behavior
The case study offers a hypothetical example of dealing with a colleague who openly exhibits unprofessional behavior and makes derogatory comments about a patient.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/15/6.htm
15 Aug 2017
New ethics case study released on resident duty hours
“Resident Duty Hours: To Hand Over or Gloss Over?” is a new ACP ethics case study that is available online for CME credit.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/20/10.htm
20 May 2014
ACP commits to finding health care for unhoused people
Amid an increasing housing crisis, ACP developed a policy paper to address this population's health care needs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/acp-commits-to-finding-health-care-for-unhoused-people.htm
1 Apr 2024
How medical ethics principles affect daily patient care
Is medical ethics an important aspect of real world medical practice today? Or a quaint notion for the history books based on “Mom and apple pie” generalisms?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/14/10.htm
14 Feb 2012
New ACP case study examines ethical challenges of telemedicine encounters
Developed by ACP's Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee and the Center for Ethics and Professionalism, the case study is available on Medscape and a login is required.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/12/5.htm
12 Nov 2019
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2021
Recording patient visits questioned
A reader responds to coverage about recording patient visits.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/letter.htm
1 Jun 2018
New ethics case study addresses the EHR
The ACP Center for Ethics and Professionalism has posted a new case study, “Copied and Pasted and Misdiagnosed (or Cloned Notes and Blind Alleys)” on Medscape.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/9.htm
22 May 2012