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Report of the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs: Professionalism in the Use of Social Media
Abstract
Although many physicians have been using the internet for both clinical and social purposes for years, recently concerns have been raised regarding blurred boundaries of the profession as a whole. In both the news media and medical literature, physicians have noted there are unanswered questions in these areas, and that professional self-regulation is needed. This report discusses the ethical implications of physicians' nonclinical use of the internet, including the use of social networking sites, blogs, and other means to post content online. It does not address the clinical use of the internet, such as telemedicine, e-prescribing, online clinical consultations, health-related websites, use of electronic media for clinical collaboration, and e-mailing patients (some of which are already covered in the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics).
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“Guidelines are also available from numerous professional societies [171-178], and a recent review about available guidelines from nine medical international bodies has been published [179].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shore, R., Halsey, J., Shah, K., Crigger, B.-J., & Douglas, S. P.
- Affiliations
- American Medical Association (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Mississippi (US)
- ORCID
- Douglas, Sharon P.
- Venue
- The Journal of Clinical Ethics
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2011-06-01
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 165-172
- ISSN
- 1046-7890 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-5879
- OpenAlex
- W1539354747
- Cited by
- 149
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Clinical Ethics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, Medicine and Society
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Keywords
- physician professionalism, social media, social networking sites, blogs, professional boundaries, medical ethics, professional self-regulation, physician-patient communication
- MeSH terms
- American Medical Association, Ethics, Medical, Humans, Physician-Patient Relations, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Physicians, Social Environment, United States, Liability, Legal, Professional Autonomy, Privacy, Internet, Advisory Committees, Personal Autonomy, Ethical Analysis, Trust
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