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.

The updated manual revisits and expands on topics featured in previous editions such as end-of-life care, complementary and alternative medicine, physician-assisted suicide, physician-industry relations, genetic testing, and research ethics. New topics in the updated manual address the patient-physician relationship during health catastrophes, provision of culturally sensitive care, use of human biologic materials in research, social media and online professionalism, industry-sponsored research, and the challenges of caring for so-called very important persons, such as those with a degree of fame or prestige.

As an added bonus for ACP members and subscribers to Annals of Internal Medicine, a continuing medical education (CME) quiz and maintenance of certification (MOC) module are available online along with the manual.