Search results for "Ethics"
Support, empathy, system changes vital to battling burnout
It is important to provide support to physicians and learners in the ways they and their patients need it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/support-empathy-system-changes-vital-to-battling-burnout.htm
1 Mar 2024
New ethics case study, “When an Aging Colleague Seems Impaired”
“When an Aging Colleague Seems Impaired” is a new ACP ethics case study that is available online for CME credit. This case study explores the physician's ethical obligation to address a colleague's (or one's own) impairment in order to protect the safety of patients and to assist the impaired physician.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/07/9.htm
7 Jan 2014
ACP releases updated Ethics Manual
ACP has released the sixth edition of the Ethics Manual, published as a supplement with the Jan. 3 Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/10/10.htm
10 Jan 2012
ACP announces new Division of Medical Practice, Professionalism & Quality
And the winner is …
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/31/9.htm
31 Aug 2010
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.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/20/6.htm
20 Nov 2012
ACP provides ethical guidance on using incentives to promote personal responsibility
A new ACP position paper provides ethical guidance for the use of incentives to promote personal responsibility for health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/14/11.htm
14 Sep 2010
New ethics case study on MedscapeCME
A new case study in the ACP professionalism case studies series, “To Be or Not to Be: Should I Serve as an Expert Witness?” is now available on Medscape for CME credit. The study provides guidance for physicians participating as expert witnesses in legal cases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/20/11.htm
20 Jul 2010
New ethics case study addresses medical professionalism on social media
A case study explores the ethical issues that arise when an internal medicine resident posts a picture of a patient's rash, history, and test results on Facebook under the caption, “What's the diagnosis?” The post doesn't contain any of the patient's personal information such as name or age.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/09/6.htm
9 Feb 2016
Are you ready to be an FACP?
Becoming an FACP is a rite of passage for many early career ACP members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/are-you-ready-to-be-an-facp.htm
1 Sep 2023
Examining ethical dilemmas that occur in everyday practice
A Harvard expert moderates a new column on ethical case studies and suggests some practical strategies for handling and preventing conflicts. Case study: How should a physician react when an elderly patient refuses life-saving treatment contrary to the wishes of her family?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/ethics.htm
1 Jan 2008