New ACP ethics case study available

ACP's case study “Stewardship of Health Care Resources: Responding to a Patient's Request for Antibiotics” is now available online through Medscape.

The case study examines the ethical issues arising for the physician in response to a patient's request for nonbeneficial treatment. Developed with funding from the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation as part of the ABIMF's Putting the Charter into Practice initiative, the case study is part of a series that uses hypothetical examples to elaborate on controversial or subtle aspects of issues not addressed in ACP's Ethics Manual, the Physician Charter on Professionalism, or other College position statements. More information and access to the case study are online.