Authors
Citation
H. Kuhse, CONFIDENTIALITY AND THE AMAS NEW CODE OF ETHICS - AN IMPRUDENT FORMULATION, Medical journal of Australia, 165(6), 1996, pp. 327-329
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
ISSN journal
0025729X
Volume
165
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
327 - 329
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-729X(1996)165:6<327:CATANC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The Australian Medical Association's modification of the absolute rule
requiring confidentiality in the doctor-patient relationship may be s
een as a coming-of-age of the organisation. However, the change remain
s controversial: there are no guidelines as to when breaches of confid
entiality are justified; and it is uncertain whether the new formulati
on will actually protect the public interest.