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    Ethics Committee

    The functions of the Ethics Committee are:

    • Work with the APA office of General Counsel to ensure that ethical complaints are handled in accordance with the Bylaws Chapter 7 and with The Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry.
    • Draft "Procedures for Handling Complaints of Unethical Conduct" and present for approval to the Assembly and to the Board of Trustees.
    • Draft annotations to update The Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry and present for approval to the Assembly and to the Board of Trustees.
    • Respond to members' inquiries about ethical issues and publish as The Opinions of the Ethics Committee on The Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry.
    • Publish and keep up to date the Commentary on Ethics in Practice.
    • Maintain contact with the "ethics network", i.e., the chairpersons of district branch ethics committees by means of mailings, meetings, workshops.
    • Provide training to the DB Executives and Ethics Chairs on APA’s Procedures.
    • Work with appropriate components to develop educational materials.
    • Administers Carol Davis Ethics Award for the best publication on ethics.

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