Professional Conferences, Unprofessional Conduct

Toward a philosophy of dealing with unprofessional 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...

AMIA's Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct

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...

Social Media and Unprofessional Pharmacist Conduct: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Boards of Pharmacy

Purpose: To determine how often boards of pharmacy (BOPs) receive complaints related to licensee’s online behavior, and what types of online behaviors may prompt an investigation of a licensee. Methods: A survey (consisting of questions related to BOP’s management of complaints against licensee online behavior and 10 case vignettes) was adapted from a previous survey of United States medical bo...