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April 5, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians ask HHS to withdraw proposed rule on conscience rights in health care

Physicians ask HHS to withdraw proposed rule on conscience rights in health care. Read AMA's response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Advocacy Update
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Global physician ethics pledge gets biggest makeover in decades

Respect for patient autonomy and medical colleagues are among the new elements of what is being called “the physician’s pledge.”

Ethics
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Medicine’s “open secret”: What to do when patients hate

There is a need for best practices in dealing with patient intolerance. Experts offer advice on how to proceed when hatred interferes with healing.

Physician Health
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How the Code of Medical Ethics relates to Kevin Love’s knee injury

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has guidance to help physicians decide whether to advise athletes to initiate or continue participating in their sports.

Ethics
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Ethical Practice in Telemedicine

All physicians who participate in telehealth/telemedicine have an ethical responsibility to uphold fundamental fiduciary obligations.

Ethics
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Political Action by Physicians

Physicians have an ethical responsibility to seek change when they believe the requirements of law or policy are contrary to the best interests of patients

Ethics
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Use of Remote Sensing & Monitoring Devices

Devices that transmit patient information wirelessly raise concerns about safety and the confidentiality of patient information.

Ethics
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Gifts From Patients

An interaction of complex factors means physicians should consider sensitively before accepting or declining a gift.

Ethics
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Use of Restraints

It may be ethically justifiable for physicians to order the use of chemical or physical restraint to protect the patient.

Ethics