Task Force 5 Cathleen Biga, MSN, FACC, Task Force Co-Chair, ACC; Richard A. Chazal,
MD, FAHA, MACC, Task Force Co-Chair, AHA; Mark A. Creager, MD, FAHA, FACC, Author; …

Richard L. Popp, MD, MACC, FAHA, Co-Chair Sidney C. Smith, JR, MD, FACC, FAHA, Co-
Chair The health care professions have always enjoyed special trust and position in our …

While ethical behavior has always been part of cardiac surgical practice, ethical deliberation
has only recently become an important component of cardiac surgical practice. Issues such …

Respect and civil behavior are critical to the health and future of the cardiovascular
workforce, and essential for the ACC to achieve its mission to “transform cardiovascular care …

Authors’ Responsibilities and Ethical Publishing Page 1 Editorial | 3 International
Cardiovascular Forum Journal 12 (2018) DOI: 10.17987/icfj.v13i0.525 Authors’ …

The wordprofessionis derived from the Latin word that means “to declare openly.” On June
13, 2016, the first comprehensive update of the AMA Code of Medical Ethicsin more than 50 …

Adherence to ethical standards in publishing scientific articles: A statement from the
International Journal of Cardiology Inter Page 1 Editorial Adherence to ethical standards in …

Author Recusals: Writing committee members are required to recuse themselves from voting
on sections to which their specific relationship with industry and other entities may apply; …

As the contemporary successor to the 2500-year-old Hippocratic Oath, the Declaration of
Geneva, which was adopted by the World Medical Association (WMA) at its second General …

There is a wind of change about to affect the training of all house officers in the United
States. The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has …