Medical Ethics

Resources

• AMA: Code of Ethics

  The Code is a living document, updated periodically to address the changing conditions of medicine. This new edition, adopted in June 2016, is the culmination of an 8-year project to comprehensively review, update and reorganize guidance to ensure that the Code remains a timely, easy to use resource.
• Britannica Academic: Health Law

  Health law, the branch of law dealing with various aspects of health care, including the practices of caregivers and the rights of patients.
• Health Information Privacy: HIPAA

  Health Information Privacy resources that are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This site contains information about HIPAA for individuals and professionals, instructions for filing a HIPAA complaint, and more.
• Merck Manual: Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care

  The Merck Manual provides information on topics pertaining to legal and ethical issues in healthcare .
• Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

  The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Bioethics Commission) is an advisory panel of the nation’s leaders in medicine, science, ethics, religion, law, and engineering. The Bioethics Commission advises the President on bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology. The Bioethics Commission seeks to identify and promote policies and practices that ensure scientific research, health care delivery, and technological innovation are conducted in a socially and ethically responsible manner

Organizations

• American Association of Pharmacy Technicians Code of Ethics

  Code of Ethics for the American Association of Pharmacy Technicians.
• American College of Physicians Ethics Manual Sixth Edition

  This is the Ethics Manual for the American College of Physicians.
• American Medical Association Journal of Ethics

  The AMA Journal of Ethics is an open-access, MEDLINE-indexed online journal of expert-solicited and peer-reviewed content.
• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Code of Ethics

  Code of Ethics for the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science.
• Medical Assistant Code of Ethics

  Medical Assistant overview from the American Association of Medical Assistants.
• National Surgical Assistant Association Code of Ethics

  Code of Ethics for the National Surgical Assistant Association.