Ethics
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
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. PDF
Codes, Policies, and Statements
Canadian Medical Association Code of Ethics (updated 2004). PDF
College of Physicians of Quebec Code of Ethics of Physicians. PDF
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans
World Medical Association International Code of Medical Ethics
World Medical Association Declaration Of Helsinki
Organizations and Centres
American College of Physicians Center for Ethics & Professionalism
Canadian Bioethics Society
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Ethics
Bioethics Research Library (formerly The National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature. Kennedy Institute of Ethics).
Provincial Health Ethics Network (PHEN) of Alberta
World Medical Association, Ethics
World Medical Association, Medical Ethics Education
Documents and Reports
Ethics Committee. College of Family Physicians of Canada. Family Medicine Bioethics Curriculum: Clinical Cases and References. CFPC, 2005. 32 p. Full text. PDF
Companion document: Bereza, Eugene. Clinical ethics curriculum in family medicine. Sample teaching module. - Problem-solving analytical methodology in clinical ethics. 50 p. PDF
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.
Other Resources
Book list on family medicine ethics
A list of books compiled by the CFPC Library Service.
Ethics Journals
This list of journals accessible on the Web with annotations on content.
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.
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.
Virtual Mentor
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.