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On Market Share, Ethics, and the Exercise of Public Policy
Point of View
David Reiter, MD
Arch Facial Plast Surg. 1999;1:217-219.
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As a stream cannot rise above its source, so a code cannot change a low-grade man into a high-grade doctor, but it can help a good man to be a better man, and a more enlightened doctor. It can quicken and inform a conscience, but not create one.—International Code of Medical Ethics
World Medical Association, London, 1949
Make no mistake about it: our ethics drive public policy. The failure to understand this has contributed to the alarming proliferation of inquiries and legislation about surgery for appearance, those of us who provide it, and the facilities in which we work. Office-based surgery, surgery for appearance, and the qualifications of physicians who do both are currently under intense scrutiny by public agencies. We will examine why this is so, how we might respond, and how we can minimize the intensification of such efforts in the future. Although we will . . . [Full Text of this Article]
From Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES
Our Journal, Our Literature, Our Culture, Our Voice
Reiter
Arch Facial Plast Surg 2008;10:408-409.
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