CEJA Reports
Most unpublished CEJA reports are available in PDF format. Citations for reports that have been published are listed; corresponding publications can be obtained from most libraries. Reports not available online (such as those recently adopted by the AMA and pending publication) are made available upon request by contacting CEJA staff. If you do not know the number or the year of the report you are seeking, you can consult the list below where report titles are listed in chronological order.
Please note: CEJA reports may not be reproduced without express written permission.
| November 2008 (I-08) | |
| 1-I-08* | Physicians' Self-Referral |
| 1-I-08** | Industry Support for Professional Education in Medicine” – Update (PDF, 17KB) |
| 4-I-08 | |
| 5-I-08 | Modernizing the AMA Code of Medical Ethics (PDF, 27KB) |
* Physician Self-Referral is a report issued by Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, numbered CEJA Report 1-I-08
** CEJA Report 1-A-08, “Industry Support for Professional Education in Medicine” – Update, is a joint report issued by the Council on Ethical Affairs (CEJA) and the Council on Medical Education (CME), numbered CEJA-CME Report 1-I-08.
| June 2008 (A-08) | |
| 2-A-08 | Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Leasing Arrangements in Medical Imaging (PDF) |
| 4-A-08 | Peers as Patients (PDF, 45KB) |
| 5-A-08 | Sedation to Unconsciousness in End-of-Life Care (PDF, 67KB) |
| 6-A-08 | Expedited Partner Therapy (PDF, 51KB) |
| 7-A-08 | Protection of Medical Staff Members' Personal Proprietary Financial Information (PDF, 24KB) |
| 8-A-08 | Surgeons' Attendance During Surgery (PDF, 20KB) |
| 9-A-08 | Deadlines for HOD Resolutions (PDF, 19KB) |
| 10-A-08 | Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs—Annual Report (PDF, 27KB) |
| November 2007 (I-07) | |
| 2-I-07 | |
| 3-I-07 | |
| 4-I-07 | Pediatric Decision-Making (PDF, 63KB) |
| 9-I-07 | Umbilical Cord Blood Banking (PDF, 50KB) |
| June 2007 (A-07) | |
| 2-A-07 | Industry Representatives in Clinical Settings (PDF, 36KB) |
| 3-A-07 | Radio Frequency ID Devices in Humans (PDF, 37KB) |
| 6-A-07 | Physician Objection to Treatment and Individual Patient Discrimination (Res. 5, A-06) (PDF, 30KB) |
| 8-A-07 | Restrictive Covenants (PDF, 16KB) |
| 9-A-07 | Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs—Annual Report (PDF, 21KB) |
| 10-A-07 | Physicians in Administrative or Other Non-clinical Roles (PDF, 40KB) |
| November 2006 (I-06) | |
| 2-I-06 | Placebo Use in Clinical Practice |
| 4-I-06 | Amendment to Opinion E-5.05, “Confidentiality” (PDF, 33KB) |
| June 2006 (A-06) | |
| 2-A-06 | Withholding Information from Patients (Therapeutic Privilege) (PDF, 55KB) |
| 3-A-06 | Solicitation of the Public for Directed Donation of Organs for Transplantation (PDF, 64KB) |
| 8-A-06 | The Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs - Applicant and Member Screening (PDF, 28KB) |
| 9-A-06 | Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs—Annual Report |
| 10-A-06 | Physician Participation in Interrogation (Res. 1, I-05) (PDF, 70KB) |
| November 2005 (I-05) | |
| 1-I-05 | The Use of Quarantine and Isolation as Public Health Interventions |
| 2-I-05 | Ethics of Physician Participation in Reality Television for Entertainment (PDF, 46KB) |
| 3-I-05 | Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs |
| June 2005 (A-05) | |
| 1-A-05 | Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs – Annual Report (PDF, 33KB) |
| 3-A-05 | Direct-to-Consumer Diagnostic Imaging Tests (PDF, 55KB) |
| 4-A-05 | Patient Privacy and Outside Observers to the Clinical Encounter (PDF, 40KB) |
| 5-A-05 | Transplantation of Organs from Living Donors |
| 6-A-05 | Universal Out-of-Hospital DNR Systems (PDF, 98KB) |
| 7-A-05 | Presumed Consent for Organ Donation (PDF, 45KB) |
| 8-A-05 | Resident Physicians’ Involvement in Patient Care (PDF, 69KB) |
| 9-A-05 | Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities |
| 10-A-05 | Organ Procurement Following Cardiac Death, Amendment (PDF, 50KB) |
| December 2004 (I-04) | |
| 2-I-04 | Discipline of Impaired Physicians by CEJA (PDF, 42KB) |
| 5-I-04 | Amendment to Opinion E-9.025, “Collective Action and Patient Advocacy” (PDF, 31KB) |
| June 2004 (A-04) | |
| 2-A-04 | Professional Courtesy to Physicians and Their Families (PDF, 19KB) |
| 3-A-04 | Selection of Health Care Decision-Making Surrogates (PDF, 39KB) |
| 4-A-04 | Financial Incentives to Patients for Referrals (PDF, 35KB) |
| 6-A-04 | Physician Obligation in Disaster Preparedness and Response |
| 7-A-04 | Physician Participation in Soliciting Contributions from Patients (PDF, 43KB) |
| 9-A-04 | Guidelines to Prevent Malevolent Use of Biomedical Research |
| 10-A-04 | Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs – Annual Report (PDF, 19KB) |
| 12-A-04 | Medical Testimony (PDF, 52KB) |
| December 2003 (I-03) | |
| 2-I-03 | Professionalism and Contractual Relations (PDF, 65KB) |
| 5-I-03 | Physician Health and Wellness |
| June 2003 (A-03) | |
| 2-A-03 | Ethical Responsibility to Study and Prevent Error and Harm in the Provision of Health Care (PDF, 51.5KB) |
| 3-A-03 | Retainer Practices (PDF, 83.9KB) |
| 4-A-03 | Gifts from Patients to Physicians (PDF, 39.3KB) |
| 5-A-03 | Professional Self-Regulation and the Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (PDF, 47.2KB) |
| 6-A-03 | Use of Health Related Websites |
| 7-A-03 | Cloning-for-Biomedical-Research (PDF, 111KB) |
| 8-A-03 | Disrespect and Derogatory Conduct in the Patient-Physician Relationship (PDF, 52.8KB) |
| 9-A-03 | Disclosure of Familial Risk in Genetic Testing |
| 10-A-03 | Maintenance of Certification--Ethical Dimensions (PDF, 88.2KB) |
| 12-A-03 | Filming for Educational Purposes (PDF, 98.6KB) |
| December 2002 (I-02) | |
| 3-I-02 | Ethical Guidelines for the Use of Electronic Mail between Patients and Physicians |
| June 2002 (A-02) | |
| 1-A-02 | Cadaveric Organ Donation: Encouraging the Study of Motivation |
| 2-A-02 | Disclosure of Familial Risk in Genetic Testing |
| December 2001 (I-01) | |
| 2-I-01 | |
| 4-I-01 | The Use of DNA Databanks in Genomic Research: The Imperative of Informed Consent |
| 5-I-01 | A Declaration of Professional Responsibility (PDF) |
| June 2001 (A-01) | |
| 1-A-01 | |
| 2-A-01 | Ethical Considerations in International Research (PDF) |
| 3-A-01 | Filming Patients in Health Care Settings (PDF) |
| 4-A-01 | |
| 5-A-01 | Performing Procedures on the Newly Deceased for Training Purposes |
| December 2000 (I-00) | |
| 1-I-00 | Proposed Revision of the Principles of Medical Ethics (PDF, 115KB) |
| 2-I-00 | Medical Student Involvement in Patient Care |
| 3-I-00 | Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Conduct of Clinical Trials |
| 4-I-00 | |
| 6-I-00 | Genetic Information and the Criminal Justice System |
| 7-I-00 | |
| June 2000 (A-00) | |
| 2-A-00 | |
| 3-A-00 | Surgical "Placebo" Controls |
| 4-A-00 | Potential Patients: Ethical Considerations (PDF) |
| 5-A-00 | Confidentiality of Medical Information Postmortem |
| December 1999 (I-99) | |
| 1-I-99 | |
| 3-I-99 | Medical Students Performing Procedures on Fellow Students (PDF) |
| 4-I-99 | Signing Bonuses to Attract Graduates of U.S. Medical Schools (PDF) |
| 5-I-99 | Ethical Implications of Surgical Co-Management (PDF) |
| June 1999 (A-99) | |
| 1-A-99 | Sale of Health-Related Products from Physicians' Offices (PDF) |
| 2-A-99 | The Ethics of Human Cloning (PDF) |
| 3-A-99 | Ethical Obligations of Medical Directors (PDF) |
| 5-A-99 | Patient-Physician Relationship in the Context of Work-Related and Independent Medical Examinations (PDF) |
| 6-A-99 | Access to Medical Records by Non-Treating Medical Staff (PDF) |
| December 1998 (I-98) | |
| 2-I-98 | Physicians' Political Communications with Patients and their Families (PDF) |
| 3-I-98 | Conflicts of Interest: Biomedical Research (PDF) |
| 4-I-98 | Direct-to-Consumer Advertisements of Prescription Drugs |
| 5-I-98 | Ethical Considerations of Fees for Referrals (PDF, 124KB) |
| June 1998 (A-98) | |
| 4-A-98 | Court-Initiated Medical Treatment in Criminal Cases (PDF) |
| 5-A-98 | |
| 9-A-98 | |
| 10-A-98 | The Use of Chaperones During Physical Exams (PDF) |
| 11-A-98 | Sexual or Romantic Relations between Physicians and Key Third Parties (PDF) |
| 12-A-98 | |
| December 1997 (I-97) | |
| 1-I-97 | Financial Incentives and the Practice of Medicine (PDF) |
| 2-I-97 | |
| 3-I-97 | |
| 5-I-97 | Sale of Non-Health-Related Goods from Physicians' Offices |
| 6-I-97 | Subject Selection for Clinical Trials |
| 7-I-97 | |
| Joint Report of CEJA and CMS | Health Care Fraud and Abuse (I-97) |
| June 1997 (A-97) | |
| 1-A-97 | Waiver of Informed Consent for Emergency Room Research (PDF) |
| 4-A-97 | |
| 5-A-97 | Optimal Use of Orders Not to Intervene and Advance Directives |
| 7-A-97 | Covenants-Not-to-Compete for Physicians-in-Training |
| December 1996 (I-96) | |
| 1-I-96 | Multiplex Genetic Testing (PDF) |
| 2-I-96 | Medical Futility in End-of-Life Care (PDF) |
| 3-I-96 | Principles of Genetic Carrier Testing (PDF) |
| 4-I-96 | Organ Procurement: Upholding Donor Decisions (PDF) |
| June 1996 (A-96) | |
| 1-A-96 | Restrictions on Disclosure in Managed Care Contracts |
| 2-A-96 | Ethical Use of Placebo Controls in Clinical Trials |
| 3-A-96 | Ethical Issues in Negotiating Discount for Specialty Care (PDF) |
| Joint Report of CEJA and CSA | Issues of Ethical Conduct in Assisted Reproductive Technology (PDF) |
| June 1995 (A-95) | |
| 1-A-95 | Ethical Issues in the Patenting of Medical Procedures (PDF) |
| 2-A-95 | Managed Care Cost Containment Involving Prescription Drugs (PDF) |
| 3-A-95 | Assertion of the Professional Hippocratic Fiduciary Ethic in the Face of Health Care Reform Proposals (PDF, 152KB) |
| 4-A-95 | |
| 5-A-95 | |
| 6-A-95 | |
| December 1994 (I-94) | |
| 1-I-94 | Pre-embryo Splitting (PDF) |
| 2-I-94 | Finder's Fees: Payment for the Referral of Patients to Clinical Research Studies (PDF) |
| 3-I-94 | Ethical Issues in Organ Procurement Following Cardiac Death: In Situ Preservation of Cadaveric Organs (PDF) |
| 4-I-94 | Ethical Issues in the Procurement of Organs Following Cardiac Death: The Pittsburgh Protocol (PDF) |
| 5-I-94 | The Use of Anencephalic Neonates as Organ Donors (PDF) |
| June 1994 (A-94) | |
| 13-A-94 | Ethical Issues in Managed Care (PDF) |
| December 1993 (I-93) | |
| 1-I-93 | Disputes Between Medical Supervisors and Trainees (PDF) |
| 2-I-93 | Strategies for Cadaveric Organ Procurement: Mandated Choice and Presumed Consent (PDF) |
| 3-I-93 | The Use of Minors as Organ and Tissue Donors (PDF) |
| 5-I-93 | Conflicts of Interest: Update on Home Care (PDF) |
| 6-I-93 | Financial Incentives for Organ Procurement: Ethical Aspects of Future Contracts for Cadaveric Donors (PDF) |
| 7-I-93 | Ethical Issues in Health Care Systems Reform: The Provision of Adequate Health Care (PDF) |
| 8-I-93 | Physician-Assisted Suicide (PDF) |
| June 1993 (A-93) | |
| A-A-93 | Patient Responsibilities (PDF) |
| B-A-93 | Reporting Adverse Drug and Medical Device Events (PDF) |
| E-A-93 | Physician Participation in Genetic Testing by Health Insurance Companies (PDF) |
| G-A-93 | Gender Discrimination in the Medical Profession (PDF) |
| K-A-93 | Ethical Considerations in the Allocation of Organs and Other Scarce Medical Resources Among Patients (PDF) |
| December 1992 (I-92) | |
| A-I-92 | Physician Participation in Capital Punishment (PDF) |
| B-I-92 | Ethical Guidelines for Medical Consultants (PDF) |
| C-I-92 | Caring for the Poor (PDF) |
| D-I-92 | Prenatal Genetic Screening (PDF) |
| June 1992 (A-92) | |
| C-A-92 | Confidentiality of HIV Status on Autopsy Reports (PDF) |
| G-A-92 | |
| H-A-92 | Mandatory Parental Consent to Abortion (PDF) |
| I-A-92 | Treatment Decisions for Seriously Ill Newborns (PDF) |
| 13-A-94 | Ethical Issues in Managed Care (PDF) |
| December 1991 (I-91) | |
| A-I-91 | Reporting Impaired, Incompetent or Unethical Colleagues |
| B-I-91 | Physicians and Family Violence: Ethical Considerations (PDF) |
| C-I-91 | Conflicts of Interest: Physician Ownership of Medical Facilities (PDF) |
| June 1991 (A-91) | |
| A-A-91 | Ethical Issues in Carrier Screening of Cystic Fibrosis and Other Genetic Disorders (PDF) |
| B-A-91 | Decisions Near the End of Life (PDF) |
| D-A-91 | Decisions to Forgo Life Sustaining Treatment for Incompetent Patients (PDF) |
| E-A-91 | Genetic Testing by Employers (PDF) |
| December 1990 (I-90) | |
| A-I-90 | Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Medicine (PDF) |
| B-I-90 | Gender Disparities in Clinical Decision-Making (PDF) |
| D-I-90 | Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (PDF) |
| G-I-90 | Gifts to Physicians From Industry (PDF) |
| December 1989 (I-89) | |
| B-I-89 | Informing Families of a Patient's Death: Guidelines for the Involvement of Medical Students (PDF) |
| C-I-89 | Black-White Disparities in Health Care (PDF) |
| I-I-89 | Frozen Pre-Embryos |
| Joint Report of CSA and CEJA | Scientific Fraud and Misrepresentation (PDF) |
| Joint Report of CSA and CEJA | Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research (PDF) |
| June 1989 (A-89) | |
| A-A-89 | Guidelines for the Use of Restraints in Long Term Care Facilities (PDF) |
| B-A-89 | Sexual Harassment and Exploitation Between Medical Supervisors and Trainees (PDF) |
| C-A-89 | Conflicts of Interest: Update (PDF) |
| Joint Report of CSA and CEJA | Persistent Vegetative State and the Decision to Withdraw or Withhold Life Support (PDF) |
| Joint Report of CSA and CEJA | Medical Applications of Fetal Tissue Transplantation (PDF) |
| December 1988 (I-88) | |
| A-I-88 | Postoperative Care (PDF) |
| B-I-88 | Ethical Implications of Age-Based Rationing of Health Care (PDF) |
| C-I-88 | Anencephalic Neonates as Organ Donors (PDF) |
| June 1988 (A-88) | |
| A-A-88 | Physicians Serving on Hospital Governing Boards (PDF) |
| C-A-88 | Euthanasia (PDF) |
| December 1987 (I-87) | |
| A-I-87 | Ethical Issues Involved in the Growing AIDS Crisis (PDF) |
| B-I-87 | Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (PDF) |
| C-I-87 | Study of Practice Enhancement Arrangements (PDF) |
| December 1986 (I-86) | |
| A-I-86 | |
| B-I-86 | Statement on AIDS (PDF) |
| June 1986 (A-86) | |
| A-A-86 | Fees for Service When Fulfilling Third Party Payer Requirements (PDF) |
| December 1985 (I-85) | |
| A-I-85 | Notification of Employees at Elevated Disease Risk (PDF) |
| B-I-85 | Blood Doping (PDF) |
| June 1985 (A-85) | |
| A-A-85 | |
| December 1984 (I-84) | |
| B-I-84 | Surrogate Parenting (PDF, 65KB) |
| C-I-84 | Conflict of Interest—Guidelines (PDF, 57KB) |
| D-I-84 | Ethical Implications of Hospital-Physician Risk-Sharing Arrangements Under DRGs (PDF, 66KB) |
| E-I-84 | Guidelines for Ethics Committees in Health Care Institutions (PDF, 59KB) |
| June 1984 (A-84) | |
| A-A-84 | Organ Donation (PDF, 50KB) |
| December 1983 (I-83) | |
| B-I-83 | Confidentiality in the Physician/Patient Relationship (PDF, 78KB) |
| C-I-83 | Surrogate Mothers (PDF, 79KB) |
| June 1983 (A-83) | |
| A-A-83 | Genetic Counseling; Artificial Insemination by Donor; and In Vitro Fertilization (PDF, 131KB) |
| B-A-83 | Interprofessional Relations with Nurses (PDF, 71KB) |
| C-A-83 | Sports Medicine (PDF, 54KB) |
| December 1982 (I-82) | |
| A-I-82 | Judicial Council Opinion on Abuse of Children, Elderly Persons, and Others at Risk (PDF, 58 kb) |
| C-I-82 | Ethical Guidelines for Physicians Engaged in Accreditation Activities (PDF, 64KB) |
| December 1981 (I-81) | |
| A-I-81 | Charging Interest on Over Due Accounts; Finance Charges (PDF, 146KB) |
| B-I-81 | Judicial Council Activities in Bioethics (PDF, 136KB) |
| June 1981 (A-81) | |
| A-A-81 | Current Opinions of the Judicial Council (PDF, 63KB) |
| B-A-81 | Hospital Ethics Committee (PDF, 63KB) |
| C-A-81 | Care of Patients with Neocortical Brain Death (PDF, 56KB) |
| December 1980 (I-80) | |
| B-I-80 | Bioethics (PDF, 55KB) |
| July 1980 (A-80) | |
| A-A-80 | Capital Punishment (PDF, 136KB) |
| B-A-80 | Laboratory Services (PDF, 123KB) |
| July 1979 (A-79) | |
| A-A-79 | Interprofessional Relations (PDF, 54KB) |
| December 1978 (I-78) | |
| A-I-78 | Cost-Benefit Analysis and Decision Theory (PDF, 147KB) |
| June 1978 (A-78) | |
| C-A-78 | Interprofessional Relations (PDF, 72KB) |
| December 1977 (I-77) | |
| Joint Report of CEJA and CMS | Confidentiality of Computerized Patient Information (PDF, 674KB) |
| June 1977 (A-77) | |
| A-A-77 | Terminal Illness (PDF, 323KB) |
| B-A-77 | The AMA and Medical Ethics (PDF, 909KB) |
