Revision to the American College of Physicians' Ethics Manual

  1. Frederick E. Turton, MD, MBA; and
  2. Lois Snyder, JD
  1. From American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    The American College of Physicians (ACP) has been active in issues concerning health and human rights for many years. More recently, the College has focused attention on the humane treatment of prisoners and detainees.

    In October, the College's Board of Regents approved a revision to update the ACP Ethics Manual (1) as the next step in our policy development in this area. The revision was developed by the Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee …

    This 100-word excerpt has been provided in the absence of an abstract.

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