New ethics policy

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Recommendations adopted from reports presented at 2007 Interim House of Delegates Meeting (November I-07):

• 2-I-07 - Modification of Ethics Policy to Ensure Inclusion for Transgender Physicians, Medical Students, and Patients (PDF, 50KB)
• 3-I-07 - Amendment to Opinion E-9.095, “Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, and Other Legal Restrictions on Medical Procedures” (PDF, 42KB)
• 4-I-07 - Amendment to Opinion E-2.23, “HIV Testing”  (PDF, 51KB)
• 6-I-07 - Amendment to Opinion E-2.02, "Physicians' Obligations in Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Violence and Abuse" (PDF, 48KB)
• 8-I-07 - Pediatric Decision-Making (PDF, 63KB)
• 9-I-07 - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking (PDF, 50KB)

Recommendations adopted from reports presented at 2007 Annual House of Delegates Meeting (June A-07):

• 2-A-07 - Industry Representatives in Clinical Settings (PDF, 15KB)
• 3-A-07 - Opinion E-8.132, “Referral of Patients: Disclosure of Limitations,” Amendment (PDF, 21KB)
• 5-A-07 - Radio Frequency ID Devices in Humans (PDF, 16KB)
• 6-A-07 - Physician Objection to Treatment and Individual Patient Discrimination (Res. 5, A-06) (PDF, 15KB)
• 10-A-07 - Physicians in Administrative or Other Non-clinical Roles (PDF, 16KB)

Recommendations adopted from reports presented at 2006 Interim House of Delegates Meeting (November I-06):

• 2-I-06 - Placebo Use in the Clinical Setting (PDF, 16KB)
• 4-I-06 - Confidentiality (PDF, 18KB)

Recommendations adopted from reports presented at 2006 Annual House of Delegates Meeting (June A-06):

• 2-A-06: Withholding Information from Patients (Therapeutic Privilege) (PDF, 23KB)
• 3-A-06: Solicitation of the Public for Directed Donation of Organs for Transplantation (PDF, 19KB)
• 10-A-06: Physician Participation in Interrogation (Res. 1, I-05) (PDF, 19KB)