Current Issues

Yeo M. Do FPs agree on what professionalism is?: yes. 
Can Fam Physician. 2009 Oct;55(10):968-70, 972-4. English, French.  PDF

Leong R. Do FPs agree on what professionalism is?: no. 
Can Fam Physician. 2009 Oct;55(10):969-71, 973-5. English, French.  PDF

Case examples

Clinical case examples from the everyday practice of family medicine. From: Ethics Committee.  College of Family Physicians of Canada.  Family Medicine Bioethics Curriculum: Clinical Cases and References.  CFPC, 2005. 32 p. Full text  

Codes, Policies, and Statements

Other Resources References on ethics in family medicine Browse a list of articles, some with abstracts or links to the full text using PubMed. Use instructions on the History tab to combine results with your own terms. Excellent tutorial on left-hand menu.  References Book list on family medicine ethics List of books compiled by the CFPC Library Service. Book list Ethics Journals List of journals accessible on the Web with annotations on content.  Journals   Bioethics for Clinicians This series in CMAJ includes topics such as consent, research ethics, and resource allocation. Each topic features case studies, definitions, and ethical/legal issues. Articles

• Canadian Medical Association Code of Ethics (updated 2004)
  
  
• Statement concerning euthanasia and physician assisted suicide   
  The CFPC issues this statement both to guide Canadian physicians and to promote dialogue and debate about ethically sensitive matters. 
  
  
  
• Provincial Regulatory (Licensing) Authorities
  The regulatory authorities publish a variety of policy statements, position papers, and other documents relating to ethical issues.
  
  
• College of Physicians of Quebec Code of Ethics of Physicians   
  
  
• World Medical Association International Code of Medical Ethics
  

Organizations and Centres

• American College of Physicians Center for Ethics & Professionalism
  
  
• Canadian Bioethics Society
  
  
• The Provincial Health Ethics Network (PHEN) of Alberta  
  
  
• World Medical Association Ethics  
  
  

• Clinical case examples from the everyday practice of family medicine. From: Ethics Committee.  College of Family Physicians of Canada.  Family Medicine Bioethics Curriculum: Clinical Cases and References.  CFPC, 2005. 32 p. Full text  
  
  
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Bioethics Education Project
  The Bioethics Education Project is a set of online resources designed to provide residents, fellows, and programs directors with easy access to a broad range of bioethics educational materials for learning, continuing education, teaching and curriculum design. Today’s physician works in a highly complex and rapidly changing environment in which ethical challenges are commonplace. Reflecting this, CanMEDS 2005 Physician Competency Framework has ethics competencies integrated throughout the seven physician roles.               
         
• Virtual Mentor
  Virtual Mentor is an interactive, Web-based forum for analysis and discussion of ethical and professional issues that medical students, residents and young physicians encounter during their educational training.
   

FOR TEACHERS

• Ethics Committee.  College of Family Physicians of Canada.  Family Medicine Bioethics Curriculum: Clinical cases and references.  CFPC, 2005.  32 p. 
  This resource material is intended to facilitate ethics education in family medicine training programs.  It may be used by teachers or learners; in small group discussions or in formal teaching sessions; in whole or in part. Full text 
  
  Companion document:
  Bereza, Eugene. Clinical ethics curriculum in family medicine. Sample teaching module. Problem-solving analytical methodology in clinical ethics.  50 p. 
  
  
• National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature    Kennedy Institute of Ethics
  The world's largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
  
  
• Literature Arts & Medicine Database
  An annotated multimedia list of prose, poetry, film, video, and art that was developed to be a dynamic and comprehensive resource for teaching and research in the medical humanities.
  
  
• Medical Ethics Education, World Medical Association Ethics    
  This section of the WMA web site serves as a clearinghouse of information on medical ethics education and as a networking centre for medical ethics educators.
  
  
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Bioethics Education Project
  The Bioethics Education Project is a set of online resources designed to provide residents, fellows, and programs directors with easy access to a broad range of bioethics educational materials for learning, continuing education, teaching and curriculum design. Today’s physician works in a highly complex and rapidly changing environment in which ethical challenges are commonplace. Reflecting this, CanMEDS 2005 Physician Competency Framework has ethics competencies integrated throughout the seven physician roles.
  
  
• University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics
      
   

FOR RESEARCHERS   

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Ethics
  CIHR encourages interdisciplinary, innovative and integrative research on ethical issues pertaining to health, and fosters the discussion of ethical issues to strengthen the culture of research ethics and integrity in Canada.
  
  
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans 
  
  
• World Medical Association Declaration Of Helsinki