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Caring for patients at the end of life: CEJA reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) presented during the AMA interim and annual meetings.

Ethical & Judicial Affairs

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Organ procurement & transplantation: CEJA reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

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Financing & delivery of health care: CEJA reports

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Patient-physician relationships: CEJA reports

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Second opinions are a good idea—but there are caveats

When patients ask for another opinion, physicians shouldn’t take it as an affront. The process can help build healthy patient-physician relationships. 

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Palliative care is essential for seriously ill patients—at any age

Physicians should integrate the evidence-based use of palliative care into treatment for a broader range of patients who need symptom relief, the AMA says.

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Patient data privacy and access resources

Download PDF resources to ensure that patients have meaningful controls over and a clear understanding of how their health information data is being used.

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Physicians & the health of the community: CEJA reports

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Privacy, confidentiality & medical records: CEJA reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

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