Professional Practice - Ethics
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

An audit of health products advertised for sale on chiropractic Web sites in Canada and consideration of these practices in the context of Canadian chiropractic codes of ethics and conduct.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: This study describes the extent to which chiropractors with Web sites practicing in Canada advertise health products for sale and considers this practice in the context of chiropractic codes of ethics and conduct. METHODS: Chiropractic ... Read more...

[Occupational physician's decisions on the basis of legislation, ethics and scientific evidence]

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: In the dynamic context of occupational medicine an increasing number of occupational health problems requires a high-quality standard practice supported by decisions consistent both with ethics and legislation. OBJECTIVES: This paper ... Read more...

Ethics of complementary medicine: practical issues.

29 Jun 2009 Complementary medicine is popular, yet ethical issues are rarely discussed. Misleading information, informed consent, publishing, and confidentiality are discussed in the light of medical ethics. The message that emerges is that, in complementary ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Professional Practice - Ethics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• An audit of health products advertised for sale on chiropractic Web sites in Canada and consideration of these practices in the context of Canadian chiropractic codes of ethics and conduct. 29 Jun 2009
• [Occupational physician's decisions on the basis of legislation, ethics and scientific evidence] 29 Jun 2009
• Ethics of complementary medicine: practical issues. 29 Jun 2009
• Some thoughts on professionalism. 25 May 2009
• Respecting autonomy in young people. 30 Mar 2009
• Terminating your professional relationship with a patient. 30 Mar 2009
• Good medicine, human rights and the rights of doctors. 27 Feb 2009
• Dental hygiene students' attitudes toward ethical dilemmas in practice. 27 Feb 2009
• Practice Pointer. "I need a note, doctor": dealing with requests for medical reports about patients. Feb 2009
• Altruism and self interest in medical decision making. 30 Dec 2008
• Ethics education will help clarify issues. 30 Dec 2008
• Doctors should do as they're told--myth or reality? 30 Dec 2008
• Derogatory and cynical humour in clinical teaching and the workplace: the need for professionalism. 30 Dec 2008
• Bush administration issues rule to protect health workers who object to medical procedures. 21 Dec 2008
• The professional ethics of billing and collections. 13 Oct 2008
• Ethical issues in practice with older women who misuse substances. 29 Jun 2008
• 'Care': moral concept or merely an organisational suffix? 24 May 2008
• Minors and informed consent in carrier testing: a survey of European clinical geneticists. 29 Apr 2008
• The perceived role of Islam in immigrant Muslim medical practice within the USA: an exploratory qualitative study. 29 Apr 2008
• A practical approach to boundaries in psychotherapy: making decisions, bypassing blunders, and mending fences. 29 Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Professional Practice'

Definition: The use of one's knowledge in a particular profession. It includes, in the case of the field of biomedicine, professional activities related to health care and the actual performance of the duties related to the provision of health care.

Descriptor UI: D011364

Alternative terms: Professional Practice; Practice, Professional; Practices, Professional; Professional Practices;

Related Mesh Headings: Practice Management, Dental; Practice Management, Medical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N04.452.758;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: /econ permitted but consider many specific economics terms available; do not confuse with PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS: see note there