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Hippocrates Answer - "the father of medicine"
Ethical behavior according to the AMA refers to: Answer - Moral principles and
practices
The customs of the medical profession
Matters of medical policy
AMA's Principles of Medical Ethics discuss the following: Answer - Human
dignity
Honesty
Responsibility to society
Confidentiality
The need for continued study
Freedom to choose patients
A responsibility of the physician to improve the community
Responsibility to the patient
Support access to medical care for all people
, ANA American Nurses Association Answer - Code discusses nurses' obligation
to protect privacy, respect dignity of patient, maintain competence, and
assume responsibility and accountability for judgements
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Answer - Provides
guidance for many of the dilemmas regarding right and wrong that medical
assistants face on an almost daily basis
Bioethical issues Answer - cloning, harvesting embryos, and in-vitro
fertilization
Project Bioshield Answer - promote the development of vaccines and
preventative medications for large numbers of people in the case of a terrorist
attack
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Answer - establish in 1999
Data base relating to every organ donation and transplant event occurring in
the US since 1986
National Organ Transplant Law of 1984 Answer - forbids the sale of organs in
interstate commerce
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Answer - permits competent adults to allow
or forbid use of their organs after their death
Social Utility Method of Allocation Answer - careful screening of donor and
recipient to determine if there is a strong chance of recipients survival