Medical Ethics Manual Online

The World Medical Association's (WMA) 51st Annual General Assembly in 1999 voted in support of medical ethics and human rights being included as obligatory courses in all medical school curricula. They subesquently undertook a extensive consultation process in order to produce the Medical Ethics Manual.

While certain elements of dental ethics may be different to medical ethics, dentists will find much common ground with their medical colleagues in considering key ethical issues.

This publication is now available free online at the WMA website. Please note that given its size, the material has been presented in 8 separate files. The six main chapters cover:
> Principle Features of Medical Ethics
> Physicians and Patients
> Physicians and Society
> Physicians and colleagues
> Medical Research, and
> A Conclusion covering responsibilities and privileges of physicians, responsibilities to oneself and the future of medical ethics.