Reports by the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) interpret the AMA Principles of Medical Ethics to provide practical ethics guidance on timely topics.
When the AMA House of Delegates adopts the recommendations of a CEJA report they become Opinions in the Code of Medical Ethics. The body of the report, which sets out CEJA’s ethics analysis, is archived and remains available as a resource to help users apply guidance.
CEJA reports may not be reproduced without express written permission.
- Amendment to Opinion 1.1.1 “Patient-Physician Relationships” (PDF) CEJA Report 01-I-25
- The Preservation of the Primary Care Relationship (PDF) CEJA Report 10-A-25
- Amendments to Opinions 1.2.11, “Ethical Innovation in Medical Practice”; 11.1.2, “Physician Stewardship of Health Care Resources”; 11.2.1, “Professionalism in Health Care Systems”; and 1.1.6, “Quality” (PDF) CEJA Report 2-N-21 (Opinions 1.6 and 1.2.11)
- Amendment to Opinion 1.2.2, “Disruptive Behavior and Discrimination by Patients” (PDF) CEJA Report 1-NOV-20 (Opinion 1.2.2)
- Competence, Self-Assessment and Self-Awareness (PDF) CEJA Report 1-I-19 (Opinion 8.13)
- Medical Tourism (PDF) CEJA Report 3-A-18 (Opinion 1.2.13)
- Ethically Sound Innovation in Medical Practice (PDF) CEJA Report 2-A-14 (Opinion 1.2.11)
- Physician Exercise of Conscience (PDF) CEJA Report 1-I-14 (Opinion 1.1.7)
- Physician Responsibilities for Safe Patient Discharge from Health Care Facilities (PDF) CEJA Report 5-A-12 (Opinion 1.1.8)
- Quality (PDF) CEJA Report 5-A-09 (Opinion 1.1.6)
- Physician Objection to Treatment and Individual Patient Discrimination (PDF) CEJA Report 6-A-07 (Opinion 1.1.2)
- Radio Frequency ID Devices in Humans (PDF) CEJA Report 5-A-07 (Opinion 1.2.9)
Additional information
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Copies of Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs reports may be requested by telephone or email to:
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