AMA Code of Medical Ethics a link to our past

Article Abstract:

The American Medical Association (AMA) established an Institute for Ethics at a March 1997 conference. The institute will examine the role of ethics in medical policy and help develop ethical guidelines for genetics, physician practice, managed care and end-of-life issues. The institute also will contribute a monthly column to the AMA's weekly American Medical News publication. An AMA survey has found widespread public concern about ethics and medical care.

Planning, Column, American Medical Association

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Hope on hold

Article Abstract:

The development of antiretroviral drugs has raised hopes that HIV will soon become clinically manageable. Some patients have difficulty or are unable to adhere to a strict, multidrug treatment regimen, however, leading some doctors and healthcare facilities to withhold treatment for some individuals. Those individuals are usually of a low socioeconomic status, raising concerns that the poorest, most troubled patients could categorically be denied treatment.

Analysis, HIV infection, Drug therapy, HIV infections

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Who will shape medicine's future? Medical profession's strong voice needed to put patients before profits

Article Abstract:

The trend toward a fusion of medicine and business could be beneficial to the health care industry, yet the potential is increased for innovations that are cost-effective but medically ineffective. It is important that physicians, through organized medicine, maintain a strong voice as patient advocates and problem solvers. Physicians should strive for a balance between the moral and ethical aspects of medicine and its budgetary requirements.

Editorial

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