Ethics, Professional
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

An official American Thoracic Society Policy statement: managing conflict of interest in professional societies.

13 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Competing interests occur frequently in health care. This results in the potential for conflict of interest (COI). COI can lead to biased generation or assessment of evidence and misinform healthcare decision makers. Declaration of COI ... Read more...

Professional ethics: an overview from health research ethics point of view.

5 Aug 2009 The advancement of the medical field has been to a large extent made possible by the hard work contributed by researchers all over the world. The pool of knowledge generated through research is the basis for diagnostic methods, therapeutic ... Read more...

A dialectical analysis of an art of dental hygiene practice.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: There has been little in the literature to date that speaks of an art of dental hygiene compared to science. Yet, science, conceived as the findings from research, does not apply itself; it is the knowledge, judgement and skill of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Ethics, Professional'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• An official American Thoracic Society Policy statement: managing conflict of interest in professional societies. 13 Sep 2009
• The professional testing center: past and present. 16 Aug 2009
• Professional ethics: an overview from health research ethics point of view. 5 Aug 2009
• A dialectical analysis of an art of dental hygiene practice. 30 Jul 2009
• Oral health education for schoolchildren: a qualitative study of dental care professionals' view of knowledge and learning. 30 Jul 2009
• American Dietetic Association/Commission on Dietetic Registration code of ethics for the profession of dietetics and process for consideration of ethics issues. 30 Jul 2009
• Challenges in researching racially sensitive topics in HMOs. 29 Jun 2009
• The limits of collaboration: a qualitative study of community ethical review of environmental health research. 16 Jun 2009
• Is it acceptable for people to take methylphenidate to enhance performance? Yes. 16 Jun 2009
• Are you a responsible nanoscientist? 30 May 2009
• Implementation of different initiatives to develop a culture of professionalism in the medical school. 30 May 2009
• A perspective on errors, bias, and interpretation in the forensic sciences and direction for continuing advancement. 24 May 2009
• [Managing conflicts of interest] 18 May 2009
• Bio-art: the ethics behind the aesthetics. 18 May 2009
• A comparative analysis of ethical and professional challenges experienced by Australian and U.S. genetic counselors. 17 May 2009
• Affirming science and peer-review publishing. 13 May 2009
• Science and the media. 'Vengeance' bites back at Jared Diamond. 13 May 2009
• Plagiarism, or scientific fraud, is not new subject at all. 29 Apr 2009
• Occupational therapy, professional development, and ethics. 29 Apr 2009
• Frequently asked questions regarding the revised Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Ethics, Professional'

Definition: The principles of proper conduct concerning the rights and duties of the professional, relations with patients or consumers and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the professional and interpersonal relations with patient or consumer families. (From Stedman, 25th ed)

Descriptor UI: D004995

Alternative terms: Ethics, Professional; Ethic, Professional; Professional Ethic; Professional Ethics;

Related Mesh Headings: Professional Misconduct;

Allowable Qualifiers: education; history;

Tree Number: K01.316.333; N05.350.340;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: specify geog if pertinent