Medical Ethics
1.01 — Terminology
1.02 — The Relation of Law and Ethics
2.01 — Abortion
2.015 — Mandatory Parental Consent to Abortion
2.02 — Abuse of Spouses, Children, Elderly Persons, and Others at Risk
2.03 — Allocation of Limited Medical Resources
2.035 — Futile Care
2.037 — Medical Futility in End-of-Life Care
2.04 — Artificial Insemination by Known Donor
2.05 — Artificial Insemination by Anonymous Donor
2.055 — Ethical Conduct in Assisted Reproductive Technology
2.06 — Capital Punishment
2.065 — Court-Initiated Medical Treatments in Criminal Cases
2.067 — Torture
2.068 — Physician Participation in Interrogation
2.07 — Clinical Investigation
2.071 — Subject Selection for Clinical Trials
2.075 — The Use of Placebo Controls in Clinical Trials
2.076 — Surgical “Placebo” Controls
2.077 — Ethical Considerations in International Research
2.078 — Guideline to Prevent Malevolent Use of Biomedical Research
2.079 — Safeguards in the Use of DNA Databanks in Genomic Research
2.08 — Commercial Use of Human Tissue
2.09 — Costs
2.095 — The Provision of Adequate Health Care
2.10 — Fetal Research Guidelines
2.105 — Patenting Human Genes
2.11 — Gene Therapy
2.12 — Genetic Counseling
2.13 — Genetic Engineering
2.131 — Disclosure of Familial Risk in Genetic Testing
2.132 — Genetic Testing by Employers
2.135 — Insurance Companies and Genetic Information
2.136 — Genetic Information and the Criminal Justice System
2.137 — Ethical Issues in Carrier Screening of Genetic Disorders
2.138 — Genetic Testing of Children
2.139 — Multiplex Genetic Testing
2.14 — In Vitro Fertilization
2.141 — Frozen Pre-Embryos
2.145 — Pre-embryo Splitting
2.146 — Cloning-for-Biomedical-Research
2.147 — Cloning–to-Produce-Children
2.15 — Transplantation of Organs from Living Donors
2.151 — Cadaveric Organ Donation: Encouraging the Study of Motivation
2.152 — Solicitation of the Public for Directed Donation of Organs for Transplantation
2.155 — Presumed Consent and Mandated Choice for Organs from Deceased Donors
2.157 — Organ Donation After Cardiac Death
2.16 — Organ Transplantation Guidelines
2.161 — Medical Applications of Fetal Tissue Transplantation
2.162 — Anencephalic Neonates as Organ Donors
2.165 — Fetal Umbilical Cord Blood
2.169 — The Ethical Implications of Xenotransplantation
2.17 — Quality of Life
2.18 — Surrogate Mothers
2.19 — Unnecessary Medical Services
2.20 — Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment
2.201 — Sedation to Unconsciousness in End-of-Life Care
2.21 — Euthanasia
2.211 — Physician-Assisted Suicide
2.215 — Treatment Decisions for Seriously Ill Newborns
2.22 — Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
2.225 — Optimal Use of Orders-Not-to-Intervene and Advance Directives
2.23 — HIV Testing
2.24 — Impaired Drivers and Their Physicians
2.25 — The Use of Quarantine and Isolation as Public Health Interventions
2.30 — Information From Unethical Experiments
2.40 — Radio Frequency ID Devices in Humans
3.01 — Nonscientific Practitioners
3.02 — Nurses
3.03 — Allied Health Professionals
3.04 — Referral of Patients
3.041 — Chiropractic
3.06 — Sports Medicine
3.08 — Sexual Harassment and Exploitation between Medical Supervisors and Trainees
3.09 — Medical Students Performing Procedures on Fellow Students
4.01 — Admission Fee
4.02 — Assessments, Compulsory
4.03 — Billing for Housestaff and Student Services
4.04 — Economic Incentives and Levels of Care
4.05 — Organized Medical Staff
4.06 — Physician-Hospital Contractual Relations
4.07 — Staff Privileges
5.01 — Advertising and Managed Care Organizations
5.015 — Direct-to-Consumer Advertisements of Prescriptions Drugs
5.02 — Advertising and Publicity
5.025 — Physician Advisory or Referral Services by Telecommunication
5.026 — The Use of Electronic Mail
5.027 — Use of Health-Related Online Sites
5.03 — Communications Media: Press Relations
5.04 — Communications Media: Standards of Professional Responsibility
5.045 — Filming Patients in Health Care Settings
5.046 — Filming Patients for the Education of Health Professionals
5.05 — Confidentiality
5.051 — Confidentiality of Medical Information Postmortem
5.055 — Confidential Care for Minors
5.059 — Privacy in the Context of Health Care
5.0591 — Patient Privacy and Outside Observers to the Clinical Encounter
5.06 — Confidentiality: Attorney-Physician Relation
5.07 — Confidentiality: Computers
5.075 — Confidentiality: Disclosure of Records to Data Collection Companies
5.08 — Confidentiality: Insurance Company Representative
5.09 — Confidentiality: Industry-Employed Physicians and Independent Medical Examiners
6.01 — Contingent Physician Fees
6.02 — Fee Splitting
6.021 — Financial Incentives to Patients for Referrals
6.03 — Fee Splitting: Referrals to Health Care Facilities
6.05 — Fees for Medical Services
6.06 — Fees: Group Practice
6.07 — Insurance Forms Completion Charges
6.08 — Interest Charges and Finance Charges
6.09 — Laboratory Bill
6.10 — Services Provided by Multiple Physicians
6.11 — Competition
6.12 — Forgiveness or Waiver of Insurance Copayments
6.13 — Professional Courtesy
7.01 — Records of Physicians: Availability of Information to Other Physicians
7.02 — Records of Physician: Information and Patients
7.025 — Records of Physicians: Access by Non-Treating Medical Staff
7.03 — Records of Physician upon Retirement or Departure from a Group
7.04 — Sale of a Medical Practice
7.05 — Retention of Medical Records
8.01 — Appointment Charges
8.02 — Ethical Guidelines for Physicians in Administrative or Other Non-clinical Roles
8.021 — Ethical Obligations of Medical Directors
8.03 — Conflicts of Interest: Guidelines
8.031 — Conflicts of Interest: Biomedical Research
8.0315 — Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Conduct of Clinical Trials
8.0321 — Physicians' Self-Referral
8.04 — Consultation
8.041 — Second Opinions
8.043 — Ethical Implications of Surgical Co-Management
8.045 — Direct-to-Consumer Diagnostic Imaging Tests
8.047 — Industry representatives in Clinical Settings
8.05 — Contractual Relationships
8.0501 — Professionalism and Contractual Relations
8.051 — Conflicts of Interest under Capitation
8.052 — Negotiating Discounts for Specialty Care
8.053 — Restrictions on Disclosure in Health Care Plan Contracts
8.054 — Financial Incentives and the Practice of Medicine
8.055 — Retainer Practices
8.056 — Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs
8.06 — Prescribing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices
8.061 — Gifts to Physicians from Industry
8.062 — Sale of Non-Health-Related Goods from Physicians' Offices
8.063 — Sale of Health-Related Products from Physicians' Offices
8.07 — Expedited Partner Therapy
8.08 — Informed Consent
8.081 — Surrogate Decision Making
8.082 — Withholding Information from Patients
8.083 — Placebo Use in Clinical Practice
8.085 — Waiver of Informed Consent for Research in Emergency Situations
8.087 — Medical Student Involvement in Patient Care
8.088 — Resident Physicians' Involvement in Patient Care
8.09 — Laboratory Services
8.095 — Reporting Clinical Test Results: General Guidelines
8.10 — Lien Laws
8.11 — Neglect of Patient
8.115 — Termination of the Physician-Patient Relationship
8.12 — Patient Information
8.121 — Ethical Responsibility to Study and Prevent Error and Harm
8.13 — Managed Care
8.132 — Referral of Patients: Disclosure of Limitations
8.135 — Cost Containment Involving Prescription Drugs in Health Care Plans
8.14 — Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Medicine
8.145 — Sexual or Romantic Relations between Physicians and Key Third Parties
8.15 — Substance Abuse
8.16 — Substitution of Surgeon without Patient's Knowledge or Consent
8.17 — Use of Restraints
8.18 — Informing Families of a Patient's Death
8.181 — Performing Procedures in the Newly Deceased for Training Purposes
8.19 — Self-Treatment or Treatment of Immediate Family Members
8.191 — Peers as Patients
8.20 — Invalid Medical Treatment
8.21 — Use of Chaperones During Physical Exams
9.01 — Accreditation
9.011 — Continuing Medical Education
9.012 — Physicians' Political Communications with Patients and Their Families
9.02 — Restrictive Covenants and the Practice of Medicine
9.021 — Covenants-Not-to-Compete for Physicians-in-Training
9.025 — Advocacy for Change in Law and Policy
9.03 — Civil Rights and Professional Responsibility
9.0305 — Physician Health and Wellness
9.031 — Reporting Impaired, Incompetent, or Unethical Colleagues
9.032 — Reporting Adverse Drug or Device Events
9.035 — Gender Discrimination in the Medical Profession
9.037 — Signing Bonuses to Attract Graduates of US Medical Schools
9.04 — Discipline and Medicine
9.045 — Physicians with Disruptive Behavior
9.05 — Due Process
9.055 — Disputes between Medical Supervisors and Trainees
9.06 — Free Choice
9.065 — Caring for the Poor
9.067 — Physician Obligation in Disaster Preparedness and Response
9.07 — Medical Testimony
9.08 — New Medical Procedures
9.09 — Patent for Surgical or Diagnostic Instrument
9.095 — The Use of Patents and Other Means to Limit Availability of Medical Procedures
9.10 — Peer Review
9.11 — Ethics Committees in Health Care Institutions
9.115 — Ethics Consultations
9.12 — Patient-Physician Relationship: Respect for Law and Human Rights
9.121 — Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities
9.122 — Gender Disparities in Health Care
9.123 — Disrespect and Derogatory Conduct in the Patient-Physician Relationship
9.13 — Physicians and Infectious Diseases
9.131 — HIV-Infected Patients and Physicians
9.132 — Health Care Fraud and Abuse
10.01 — Fundamental Elements of the Patient-Physician Relationship
10.015 — The Patient-Physician Relationship
10.017 — Gifts from Patients
10.018 — Physician Participation in Soliciting Contributions from Patients
10.02 — Patient Responsibilities
10.03 — Patient-Physician Relationship in the Context of Work-Related and Independent Medical Examinations
10.05 — Potential Patients
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