Problems with new medical ethics guidelines in Australia?

[Sean]

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians produces an internationally respected set of ethics guidelines for health professionals. But the college executive has taken a new edition down from its website and quietly disbanded the committee who authored it. Why?

http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/medical-ethics-under-the-knife/707/

 

[Snow Leopard]

I find it disappointing when such groups are afraid of exposing their ideas to public scrutiny. It either shows poor leadership, or that they have something to hide.

 

[Sean]

Follow-up article:

http://www.theglobalmail.org/blog/ethical-triage-for-doctors/710/