FPCs; professional conduct; and pay

AMIA's Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct

Appropriate prescribing of opiates as professional conduct.

Prescription drug abuse/misuse in Rhode Island and the US is an epidemic. Chronic pain is often treated with prescription opiates which offer some relief, yet present risks to the patient of dependence, addiction and overdose. Physicians find themselves at times at odds with their patients regarding the management of pain and may feel bullied or pressured regarding prescribing. The Rhode Island...

Southall is cleared of serious professional conduct.

The child protection paediatrician David Southall has been cleared of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council over actions he took in two cases between 13 and 22 years ago. A GMC fitness to practise panel found him not guilty of serious misconduct in keeping special case files separate from hospital medical records on two children without sufficient signposting, and sendi...

Relationship between patient safety culture and professional conduct of nurses in context of clinical governance implementation

Abstract Introduction: Providing proper and qualified nursing care for patients as members of society has turned patient safety to an important issue in quality health care in country. . Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between patient safety culture and professional behavior of nurses within the framework of the implementation of clinical governance in all health center...

ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct.

General dentists may announce fellowships or other credentials earned in the area of general dentistry so long as they avoid any communications that express or imply specialization and the announcement includes the disclaimer that the dentist is a general dentist. The use of abbreviations to designate credentials shall be avoided when such use would lead the reasonable person to believe that th...