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The ethics of expediency.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19410982     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Socioeconomic pressures on medicine have redefined traditional relationships between physicians and patients, researchers and regulatory bodies, and consultants and device companies. Physicians are disheartened that the public perception of medicine, reinforced by the media, is often negative. Ethical lapses are frequently the focus of criticism. A recent example that received considerable attention is the inextricable link between physicians and medical device companies. Although both groups have clear codes defining the ethical interaction between them, expediency and loose adherence to those guidelines has been problematic. In a climate of skepticism, the house of medicine needs to reverse and not feed that skepticism.
Authors:
Steven Z Glickel
Publication Detail:
Type:  Addresses    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of hand surgery     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1531-6564     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hand Surg Am     Publication Date:    2009 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-04     Completed Date:  2009-07-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609631     Medline TA:  J Hand Surg Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  799-807     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 10019, USA. sglickel@msn.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Commerce / ethics
Conflict of Interest*
Consultants
Drug Industry / ethics
Equipment and Supplies / ethics
Ethics, Medical*
Fraud / ethics
Guideline Adherence / ethics*
Hand / surgery
Humans
Industry / ethics*
Interprofessional Relations / ethics*
Leadership
Medicare / ethics
Orthopedics / ethics
Physician's Practice Patterns / ethics
Physician-Patient Relations / ethics
Politics
Public Opinion
Societies, Medical
Socioeconomic Factors*
United States

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