Dermatoethics: Contemporary Ethics and Professionalism in Dermatology

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
“Excuse Me…”: Unsolicited Dermatologic Opinions: Ethical, Moral, and Legal Issues....Pages 3-7
“Give Me Enbrel™ or Give Me Death”: Confronting the Limits of Autonomy....Pages 9-12
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Medications: Misguided “Autonomy” in the Information Age....Pages 13-17
Autonomy, Isotretinoin and iPLEDGE: The Ethics of Burdensome Regulation and Use of Teratogenic Medication....Pages 19-24
“Who Speaks for the Child?” Consent, Assent, and Confidentiality in Pediatric Dermatology....Pages 25-31
Therapeutic Privilege: If, When, and How to Lie to Patients....Pages 33-36
Communicating with Patients About Adverse Medical Events: If, When, and How to Say “I’m Sorry”....Pages 37-43
The Computer Will See You Now: Ethics of Teledermatology....Pages 45-49
Hospital Consultations: Embracing Professionalism Even When It Hurts....Pages 51-54
The Extender Is In: Delegating Ethically—Ethical and Professional Issues Relating to Physician Extenders in Dermatology....Pages 55-58
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Professional Boundaries: Safeguarding the Physician–Patient Relationship....Pages 61-66
Taking Care of Uncle Bob’s Rash: Should One Treat Family Members?....Pages 67-70
Peering into the Gift Horse: Is It Ethical to Accept Gifts from Patients?....Pages 71-75
The Dermatologist and Social Media: The Challenges of Friending and Tweeting....Pages 77-82
Respecting Differences: Dermatology in a Diverse Society....Pages 83-90
Dermatologists Within, Beyond and Struggling with Borders: The Global Dermatologist....Pages 91-95
Feet of Clay: The Impaired Dermatologist....Pages 97-106
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The Mentor-Mentee Relationship: The Devil Is in the Details....Pages 109-112
Tales from the Residency Interview Trail....Pages 113-117
Ethics Education for Residents: Growing Pains and Learning Crises....Pages 119-123
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Teaching Ethics in Clinic: Keeping You Smart and Honest....Pages 125-128
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Boutiques, Botox ® , and Basal Cells: Can Dermatology Set Its Priorities?....Pages 131-136
The Price Is Right: Office Dispensing and Product Pricing....Pages 137-142
My Elixir, MD: Morphing a Medical Degree into a Skincare Brand....Pages 143-146
Marketing the Physician: From Antitrust to Distrust....Pages 147-151
What the Market Will Bear? Ethical and Professional Issues in Medical Fees....Pages 153-156
Spa, MD: When Dermatology Meets Aromatherapy....Pages 157-162
Gatekeepers, Dermatologists, and Their Patients: Mixed Messages in Managed Care....Pages 163-167
Ethical Adventures in 21st Century Dermatopathology....Pages 169-176
Defining the Gray Zone: Client Billing and Contractual Joint Ventures....Pages 177-184
No Strings Attached? Managing Conflicts of Interest in Medicine....Pages 185-190
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Respecting Human Subjects: Responsibilities of the Clinical Investigator....Pages 193-196
Hope, Hype, and Genotype: Genetic Testing in Dermatological Diseases....Pages 197-204
Desperate Measures for Desperate Patients: Translational Research in Epidermolysis Bullosa....Pages 205-213
Reading Between the Lines: Can Peer Reviewers Be Expected to Detect Fraud?....Pages 215-219
Hiding Behind the Curtain: Anonomyous Versus Open Peer Review....Pages 221-225
Ghost Busting in Dermatology Publications: Providing Byline Integrity....Pages 227-231
Telling the Same Tale Twice: Déjà vu and the Shades of Grey in Self-Plagiarism....Pages 233-236
Cutting Edge or Cutting Corners? Innovative Care....Pages 237-240
Back Matter....Pages 241-246