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You suspect a patient is being abused. What should you do?

Nearly 90% of human-trafficking victims have contact with a health professional while being trafficked. Learn to better identify and help these patients.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Financing & delivery of health care: 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.

Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs
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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.

HIPAA
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Why defining dignity is so important to caring for dying patients

There are three distinct meanings of dignity that are relevant to high-quality care for patients with terminal illnesses. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Care
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As end-of-life care grows more complex, start here to study up

Medical students, physicians and other health professionals will learn a lot from this great set of educational resources offered by the AMA and others.

Ethics
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The do’s and don'ts of calling out a patient's bad behavior

Most physicians will encounter patient comments that are rude—or worse. Be prepared with a ready reply and an understanding of the ethics involved. 

Ethics
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Professional self-regulation: 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.

Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs
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Code of Medical Ethics: Patient-physician relationships

Doctor-patient relationships are strengthened by the practice of medical ethics, which can help you create better communication and health care decisions.

Ethics
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Physician Stewardship of Health Care Resources

Physicians should be prudent stewards of the shared societal resources with which they are entrusted.

Ethics