| Autor: |
Snyder Sulmasy, Lois, Burnett, Joel R., Carney, Jan K., DeCamp, Matthew |
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Annals of Internal Medicine; Sep2024, Vol. 177 Issue 9, p1244-1250, 8p |
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The American College of Physicians explores ethics and issues of academic discourse, scientific integrity, and health-related disinformation in this position paper. The College advocates for approaches that respect the scientific process, recognize the uncertainty and evolution of evidence over time, and foster open discourse and debate. Respect for the scientific process and a diversity of views; open discourse and debate based on principles of ethics, best available evidence, and scientific inquiry and integrity; and an understanding of evidence gaps and uncertainty and how to communicate about them are important values in the advancement of science and the practice of medicine. Physicians often must make decisions about their recommendations to patients in the face of scarce or conflicting data. Are these characteristics of medicine and science widely understood and effectively communicated among members of the profession and to patients and the public? Issues of scientific integrity are longstanding, but COVID-19 brought them to the forefront, in an environment that was sometimes characterized by communication missteps as guidance came and went—or changed—quickly. Today, is open debate flourishing? Have some debates shed more heat than light? Are people losing confidence in science and medicine? In health care institutions? The American College of Physicians explores these issues and offers guidance in this position paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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