Managing conflicts of interest with rules versus internal morality

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Managing conflicts of interest with rules versus internal morality

12 April 2023

Gaeline Phipps

Wednesday 12 April 2023, 12:30 AM

Practising professionals should use their ethical or moral compass to set standards to work by [Image: Jordan Madrid on Unsplash]

Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps looks at the increasing use of rules and regulation in healthcare and asks whether this is the best way forward

Key points, A core value of being a doctor is putting patient before self – this must be ingrained in daily practice. Be prepared to call out failures in morali, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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References

Medical Council of New Zealand. Doctors and health-related commercial organisations. February 2023.
Robertson P. Doctor owned investigation and treatment facilities: a conflict of interest or a pragmatic way forward? N Z Med J 2022;135(1566):8–10.
Rosen R, Dewar S. On Being a Doctor: Redefining medical professionalism for better patient care. London, UK: King’s Fund; 2004.
Passi V, Doug M, Peile E, et al. Developing medical professionalism in future doctors: a systematic review. Int J Med Educ 2010;1:19–29.
Paul C. Internal and external morality of medicine: lessons from New Zealand. BMJ 2000;320(7233):499–503.

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