HealthLeaders Media (01/06/12) Commins, John
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued a sixth edition of its ethics manual, the first rewrite since 2005. The revised manual offers new guidance on longstanding issues such as physician-industry relations and ethics in medical research. The manual also tackles emerging issues such as the role of social media and its impact on the physician-patient relationship, the growth and impact of the physician-employee model, treating celebrities in the age of Twitter, and physicians' dual role of serving patients' needs while also marshalling scarce or expensive healthcare resources. The manual is published in ACP's flagship Annals of Internal Medicine

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