Money received from industry by physicians who can influence medical practice by their research, opinions, or roles in decision-making bodies should be clearly and fully disclosed
Ethics in Patients’ End-of-Life Care Compound Therapeutic Challenges for Rheumatologists
While end-of-life decisions are not frequently encountered in day-to-day practice, rheumatologists should be familiar with the ethical challenges that may arise when caring for patients in the ICU
Ethics Forum: The Ethical Side of End-of-Life Decisions
The role of the consulting physicians in the ICU, the concept of medical futility, and the management of complex patients when the goals of care may be changing.
Letter: True Purpose of Medical Records
As in science, medicine depends on honest and accurate observation, and not on confabulation of findings.
Letter: What We Learn from Family History
Dan Wallace’s reminiscence in “Three Giants of Immunology at USC” is fascinating and instructive.
Ethics Forum: The Ethical Pitfalls of Clinical Trials
Your patient is deciding whether to enroll in a clinical trial at your institution and wants your advice about whether to participate.
Ethics Forum: Letters from Our Readers—Accepting Gifts
We received a few letters in response to the December 2011 Ethics Forum, which asked the question: What is your personal policy about accepting gifts?
Are Your Ads Violating the Law?
While advertising is a great way to promote your practice, be sure to avoid legal pitfalls
Ethics Forum: The Ethics of Accepting Gifts
The holiday season is here and I certainly enjoy receiving gifts as much as anyone. We have been either educated about declining—or forbidden to receive—gifts from pharmaceutical companies, but these are not the only source of gifts. A few years ago, I discovered a private physical therapist was located only a few blocks from my office.
Ethics Forum: Letters from our Readers
The ethics of ultrasound