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How Should Physicians Respond to Colleagues Who Disseminate Misinformation

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How Should Physicians Respond to Colleagues Who Disseminate Misinformation
Brought to you by the SGIM SGIM Ethics Committee.
Originally recorded on December 8, 2022.
Course description
This webinar explores how we should respond as individual clinicians and as a profession to colleagues who provide misinformation to their patients for religious, political, or other reasons. Discussion includes what actions can be taken to decrease mistrust in the profession, while still allowing individual clinicians personal autonomy and freedom of expression.
Presenters
Ayelet Kuper
MD, DPhil, FRCPC, Scientist & Associate Director of Faculty Affairs, The Wilson Centre; Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Matthew Wynia
MD, MPH, Director, Center for Bioethics and Humanities; Professor, School of Medicine and Colorado School of Public Health; University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Moderators
Milda Saunders
MD, MPH, Associate Professor Medicine, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics; The University of Chicago
Co-chair of the SGIM Ethics Committee
Zachary Berger
MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Co-chair of the SGIM Ethics Committee
Disclaimer
The user acknowledges that the workshops, handouts, and related course materials contained therein are intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered to be legal advice or a substitute for legal or clinical consultation. These presentations address issues that are multi-faceted, and the user should not assume that the courses discuss every law, regulation, or ethical code that may be relevant to the subject matter. Legal and ethical standards are subject to change, and it is always prudent to check to see whether a particular law, regulation, or ethical standard may have changed.

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