Search results for "Ethics"
Bringing medicine back to the bedside
The physical exam itself is widely considered to be underutilized, but many of the country's medical educators and master clinicians are determined to bring it back to prominence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/bringing-medicine-back-to-the-bedside.htm
1 Feb 2018
New ethics case study examines working with patients who secretly record office visits
A new ethics case study from ACP provides commentary on the ethical ramifications and on whether and how doctors should raise the matter with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/09/5.htm
9 Jan 2018
Balancing ethics, risks of ‘right to try’
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/balancing-ethics-risks-of-right-to-try.htm. Physicians have an obligation to ensure that patients are not harmed during the process of treatment. ... The proliferation of right-to-try legislation might create treatment challenges for doctors as well, said Tom Bledsoe, MD, FACP, chair of ACP's Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/balancing-ethics-risks-of-right-to-try.htm
1 Jan 2018
‘Right-to-try’ laws spark debate
This issue covers the ethics of right-to-try laws in the United States, the potential of ransomware to disrupt a physician's office, and conference coverage from infectious disease and cardiology sessions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/right-to-try-laws-spark-debate.htm
1 Jan 2018
A ‘smart’ approach to performance drugs
An increasing prevalence of the use of cognitive-enhancing substances, or so-called “smart drugs,” among healthy people has raised concerns among internists and medical ethicists.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/a-smart-approach-to-performance-drugs.htm
1 Nov 2017
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/2017/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2017
‘Smart’ drugs could be bad idea
This issue covers performance-enhancing drugs, prostate cancer options, and transgender health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/smart-drugs-could-be-bad-idea.htm
1 Nov 2017
ACP reaffirms opposition to physician-assisted suicide
A position paper noted that although there are arguments on both sides, the arguments against legalization of physician-assisted suicide “remain the most compelling.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/19/1.htm
19 Sep 2017
Candidates announced for Board of Governors Chair-elect
ACP's Board of Governors will be casting ballots for Chair-elect Designee, and the results will be announced in late October.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/09/candidates-announced-for-board-of-governors-chair-elect.htm
1 Sep 2017
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