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CEJA rules for review of membership

Understand the process of the Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) for reviewing improper conduct of a current AMA member or applicant.

Ethical & Judicial Affairs
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Governing rules of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA)

Discover the rules governing how the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) operates.

Ethical & Judicial Affairs
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Applying medical ethics to the modern practice

How will the modern practice of medicine be affected by the availability of personal information online, patient use of smartphones in the exam room and rapidly diversifying cultures in the patient population? What are the ethical implication for physicians?

Ethics
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Medicine considers what defines professionalism

The May 12 issue of JAMA takes a deep dive into professionalism, including viewpoints from scholars and academic leaders about the responsibility and accountability of medicine to self-govern, self-regulate and ensure the highest degree of professionalism.

Ethics
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Should physicians Google patients?

When is “Googling” patient information appropriate for physicians? A recent case in the Journal of General Internal Medicine examines this question. Some researchers contend that professional medical societies must update or amend their Internet guidelines to address the ethics behind it.

Publications & Newsletters
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Doctors debate care continuity, competence at ethics forum

Physicians had the chance to share their opinions on continuity of care in complex health care systems and the ethical obligation to provide competent care during an open forum of the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA).

Ethics
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Physicians vote to exercise conscience in medical care

Physicians voted in favor of new policies during the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas, focusing on physicians’ exercise of conscience and physician civil discourse. Also adopted was policy outlined in a report by the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs on physicians’ exercise of conscience.

Ethics
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Delegates review detailed changes to AMA Code of Medical Ethics

AMA delegates commented on proposed changes to the AMA Code of Medical Ethics during an open forum of the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA).

Publications & Newsletters
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Ethical considerations in the evolving health care ecosystem

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics was created in 1847 before the outbreak of the American Civil War, the invention of the telegraph and the standardization of indoor plumbing. In its more than 160 years guiding physicians in the enduring values of ethics and medicine, the Code has seen a lot of...

Ethics