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Surgical Co-Management

Such arrangements should be made only to ensure the highest quality of care.

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Soliciting Charitable Contributions from Patients

Physicians are encouraged to participate in fundraising and other solicitation activities.

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Political Communications

Physicians should refrain from initiating political conversations during the clinical encounter.

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Informing Families of a Patient’s Death

Physicians should give foremost attention to the family’s emotional needs and the integrity of the patient-physician relationship.

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Professionalism in the Use of Social Media

Physicians and trainees have an ethical responsibility to weigh a number of considerations when maintaining a presence online.

Ethics
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Electronic Communication With Patients

When physicians engage in electronic communication they hold the same ethical responsibilities to patients as they do during other clinical encounters.

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Genetic Testing of Children

Genetic testing of children implicates important concerns about the minor patient’s present and future autonomy and best interests.

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Treatment Decisions for Seriously Ill Newborns

When an intervention no longer helps to achieve the goals of care or promote the quality of life, it is ethically appropriate to withdraw it.

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Mandatory Parental Consent to Abortion

Physicians should ascertain the law in their state on parental involvement to ensure that their practices are consistent with their legal obligations.

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