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Ethical considerations in the evolving health care ecosystem

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics was created in 1847 before the outbreak of the American Civil War, the invention of the telegraph and the standardization of indoor plumbing. In its more than 160 years guiding physicians in the enduring values of ethics and medicine, the Code has seen a lot of...

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AMA's leadership in medical ethics guides teachers and learners in medicine

The AMA has three ethical opinions that emphasize the need for independence, transparency and accountability in continuing medical education (CME).

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Confidential Health Care for Minors

Physicians who treat minors have an ethical duty to the developing autonomy of minor patients by involving children in making decisions about their health.

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Continuing Medical Education

Physicians should strive to further their medical education throughout their careers to ensure that they serve patients to the best of their abilities.

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Collaborative Care

Teams that collaborate effectively can enhance the quality of care for individual patients.

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Financial Relationships with Industry in Continuing Medical Education

Physicians must protect the independence and commitment to fidelity and service that define the medical profession.

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Routine Universal Screening for HIV

Routine universal screening of adult patients for HIV helps promote welfare of individual patients, avoid injury to third parties, and protect public health.

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Transplantation of Organs from Living Donors

Enabling individuals to donate nonvital organs is in keeping with the goals of treating illness and relieving suffering.

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Advance Care Planning

Physicians should be sensitive to each patient’s individual situations and preferences when broaching discussion of planning for care at the end of life.

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