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CBHD: Comments on the Charter of Medical Professionalism - Mary B. Adam CBHD: Comments on the Charter of Medical Professionalism - Mary B. Adam Home > Articles > Health Care and Clinical Ethics Email Services | News Media | Search About CBHD Articles Conferences Speaker/Consultant Bureau Shop@CBHD Join/Support CBHD Bioethics Biotechnology Cloning Death and Dying Genetics Health Care and Clinical Ethics Reproductive Ethics Stem Cell ResearchBook ReviewsCase StudiesMovie Reviews News Archive Links to Additional Bioethical Material Comments on the Charter of Medical Professionalism by Mary B. Adam Printer-Friendly Version Mary B. Adam, MD is fellow of the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity. Post Date: March 28, 2003 The recently developed charter on medical professionalism published simultaneously in Lancet1 and Annals of Internal Medicine2 represents the latest call for a renewed sense of professionalism in medicine. Jointly developed by the European Federation of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Internal Medicine, the document seeks to "encompass a set of principles to which all medical professionals can and should aspire." It succinctly presents three fundamental principles and a set of 10 professional responsibilities that form the basis of medicine's contract with society. The three fundamental principles are the principle of primacy of patient welfare, the principle of patient autonomy, and the principle of social justice. The set of professional responsibilities includes a commitment to professional competence, to honesty with patients, to patient confidentiality, to maintaining appropriate relations with patients, to improving quality of care, to improving access to care, to a just distribution of finite resources, to scientific knowledge, to maintaining trust by managing conflicts of interest, and a commitment to professional responsibilities. The need to emphasize professionalism is certainly timely, and all physicians should carefully read the document. Full Article: http://www.cbhd.org/resources/healthcare/adam_2003-03-28.htm |
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