Professionalism in Anesthesiology: Honesty and the Informed Consent Process

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Committee News| August 2021 Professionalism in Anesthesiology: Honesty and the Informed Consent Process Krishnan S. Ramanujan, MD; Krishnan S. Ramanujan, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Saundra Curry, MD; Saundra Curry, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Stephen H. Jackson, MD Stephen H. Jackson, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor August 2021, Vol. 85, 38. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000768848.01132.6a Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Krishnan S. Ramanujan, Saundra Curry, Stephen H. Jackson; Professionalism in Anesthesiology: Honesty and the Informed Consent Process. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:38 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000768848.01132.6a Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: informed consent, professionalism Medical professionalism is one of the core components of the practice of medicine and an evolving concept reflecting the changes in our health care system. In 2002, the ABIM Foundation defined medical professionalism in its Physician Charter, stating that professionalism “supports physicians' efforts to ensure that the healthcare systems and physicians working within them remain committed both to patient welfare and to the basic tenets of social justice.” (Ann Intern Med 2002;136:243-6) The Physician Charter enumerated three fundamental principles as well as 10 responsibilities by which all physicians should abide, and it soon was adopted by many professional societies, including ASA (Ann Intern Med 2003;138:839-41). Eighteen years after its publication, the Physician Charter remains as the standard for professional conduct in medicine. One of the 10 responsibilities listed in the Charter is the “commitment to honesty with patients,” that “physicians must ensure that patients are completely... You do not currently have access to this content.