Managing Conflicts of Interest in Medicine

Description

A key feature of the medical profession is the primacy of patient care. Public trust and confidence in the medical profession is essential for ensuring people access medical care. Conflicts of interest in medicine have the potential to undermine public trust and confidence in the profession if not managed appropriately.

The AMA Guidelines for Doctors on Managing Conflicts of Interest in Medicine 2018 serve to assist you to appropriately identify and manage actual and potential conflicts of interest in the practice of Medicine.

Type 
1 hour Online Learning

Accreditation
ACRRM 1 hour

 

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop a broad understanding of the AMA Guidelines for Doctors on Managing Conflicts of Interest in Medicine 2018
2. Name the principles that underpin the guidelines
3. Engage in ethical practices when managing conflicts of interest in Medicine

Topics

• Module Overview
• Managing Conflicts of Interest

Focus
Primacy of patient care, public trust, confidence, manage and resolve conflicts of interest, ethical practices, disclosing relevant interests to patients, non-pecuniary interest, professional judgments, integrity, objectivity, transparency, accountability, honesty

 

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