Code of Medical Ethics: Current Opinions with Annotations 2004-2005

For more than 155 years, the AMA Code of Medical Ethics has been considered the most comprehensive ethics guide for physicians, covering a wide range of issues related to the patient-physician relationship, such as confidentiality and end-of-life care. It also addresses social policy issues that affect medical practice matters as well as medical records, fees and charges, professional rights and more. This edition features:

-More than 185 ethical opinions of the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs

-Clarification of opinions on gifts to physicians from industry and sales of goods from physician's offices 12 new opinions including those on privacy, genomic research, electronic mail, errors, health-related Web sites and cloning

-Includes the revised copy of the Principles of Medical Ethics

-Detailed annotations of case law and journal articles to speed and assist research

Code of Medical Ethics: Current Opinions with Annotations 2004-2005 is the definitive authority on medical professionalism and is especially valuable as the legal system is showing a greater willingness to look to the Principles and Opinions as a basis for health care law.