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Research in Gene Therapy & Genetic Engineering

Physicians should not engage in research involving gene therapy or genetic engineering with human participants except under specific conditions.

Ethics
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Access to Medical Records by Data Collection Companies

Disclosing information to third parties for commercial purposes without consent undermines trust, violates principles of informed consent and confidentiality.

Ethics
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Discipline & Medicine

The obligation to address misconduct falls on both individual physicians and on the profession as a whole.

Ethics
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Reporting Incompetent or Unethical Behaviors by Colleagues

The obligation to report incompetent or unethical conduct that may put patients at risk is recognized in the ethical standards of the medical profession.

Ethics
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Research Using Human Fetal Tissue

The use of fetal tissue for research purposes raises a number of ethical considerations.

Ethics
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Industry-Employed Physicians & Independent Medical Examiners

Physicians have a responsibility to protect the confidentiality of patient information.

Ethics
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Peer Review & Due Process

Peer review has long been established by organized medicine as a method to scrutinize professional conduct.

Ethics
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Maternal-Fetal Research

Physicians engaged in maternal-fetal research should demonstrate the same care for the pregnant woman and fetus that they would in providing clinical care.

Ethics
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Confidentiality Postmortem

Physicians have a corresponding obligation to protect patient information, including information obtained postmortem.

Ethics