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AMA Code of Medical Ethics

Code of Medical Ethics overview
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Code of Medical Ethics Preface & Preamble
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Why does the medical profession need a code of ethics?
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AMA Ethics Pearls in Practice Series
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Code of Medical Ethics: Organ procurement & transplantation

Protecting the rights of both organ donors and recipients is crucial. Find out how organ donation ethics are essential to organ transplantation.

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Code of Medical Ethics: Inter-professional relationships

Find out how physicians commit themselves to high standards of ethics in their relationships with fellow health professionals.

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Code of Medical Ethics: Genetics & reproductive medicine

Genetic testing can provide valuable information to support informed decision making about personal health care options as well as reproductive choices.

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Code of Medical Ethics: Consent, communication & decision making

Help your patients make well-considered decisions about their care and treatment by reading up on medical ethics of consent.

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Code of Medical Ethics: Caring for patients at the end of life

Find out how advance care planning can give patients peace of mind knowing that their physicians understand their wishes for care at the end of life.

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Mergers of Secular & Religiously Affiliated Health Care Institutions

Consolidation can be a source of tension for the physicians and other health care professionals who are employed by or affiliated with the consolidated health care entity.

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Expanded Access to Investigational Therapies

Physicians should become familiar with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “expanded access” program so as to supply answers to patients who are seeking access to investigational therapy.

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Medical Tourism

Physicians need to be aware of the implications of medical tourism for individual patients and the community.

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AMA Principles of Medical Ethics

Explore the standards of conduct that define the essentials of honorable behavior for the physician.

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