Read the Case-Based Curriculum for Neurology Residents.

6.6
The Impaired Physician
The neurologist should strive to protecl the public fiom an impaired physician and to assisr the
identificarion and rehabtlitation of an impaired colleasue
7.0
1.1
7.2
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY
Public Representation
The neurologist should not represent himselflherself to the public in an untruthful, misleading,
or deceptive manner. A patient's medical condition musr not be discussed publicly wrthout the
patient's consent.
Duties to Community and Society
Neurologists should work toward improving the health of all members of society. This may
rnclude panicipation in educationa.l programs, research, pubric hearth activities, and the
provrsion ofcare to patients who are unable to pay for medicar services. The neurologist
should be aware ofthe limitation ofsociety's health care resources and should not squander
those finite resources by ordering unnecessary tests and ineffective treatments.
8.0 CLINICAL RESEARCH
8.1 InstitutionalReview
The neurologist rvho panicipates in clinical research must ascenain that rhe researc
approved
has been
by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or other cornpar"ut"iooy und
ihe
must
requirements
observe
ofthe approved protocol.
8.2 Disclosure of potential Conllicts
The neurologist who is paid for treating patients in a clinical research project should
the patient
inform
of any compensation the neurologisreceives rot rr," puti"rittlanicipation.
compensation
The
for padent treatment should be reasonable in amount. The neurologist
not bill
should
the patienr or the insurer for services already comp.ns"rJ-ily ii" ,,,ray,ponro..
8.3 IndividualPatientExperimentation
The neurologist who begins a patient on an experimental therapy that has not been approved
as a valid clinical study by an IRB should obtain informed consj'nt fiom the patrent_
8.4. Reporting Research Results
The neurologist should publish research results truthfully, completely, and wrthout distortion.
ln reponing research results to the news medi4 the neuiologisi ,hould,.t " ,tutements that
are clear, understandable, and supponable by the facts. Nerirologists ,t o,ru not publicize
results of research until after the data have been subjected to applpriate peer review.
(Copyright t993 - American Academy ofNeurology)
Ponions ofthis code were modified from the following codes ofprofessional ethics and professional
conduct:
I
Amencan Academy ofOnhopaedic Surgeons:
1990.
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