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There are many documents related to the integrity of man and his ethical conduct especially in the field of medicine, from different organizations throughout the world. Students of medical schools often take an oath on graduation, largely based on the Hippocratic Oath, referring to professional responsibility and conduct today. The American Medical Association adopted a Declaration of Responsibility in 2001, covering nine duties and obligations, and future doctors swore that they made these promises freely and on their personal and professional honor. It particularly noted that advances in medical science call for attention and action by the medical profession and in today’s “global” world disease respects no frontiers.

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  1. 1.

    Patuzzo (2014), pp. 223–24.

  2. 2.

    Carta della Professionalità Medica (2002), Medicina e Chirurgia (2015), ABIM Foundation et al. (2002), Medical Professionalism Project (2002), and Familiari and Volpe (2014).

  3. 3.

    Jotkowitz et al. (2004).

  4. 4.

    Malliani (2002).

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    ACGME Project (2004), American Board of Internal Medicine (1999), Mancari (2010), and Nace et al. (2009).

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    Academic Medicine (2016), Birden et al. (2013), Cruess and Cruess (2008), Wynia et al. (1999), and Wynia (2008).

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    ACGME (2004), Kirk (2007), and Meakins (2003).

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    Swick (2000).

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    Academic Medicine (2016), MacKenzie (2007), Mancari (2011), Passi et al. (2010), Premoli De Marchi (2012), Walsh and Abelson (2008), and Wynia et al. (1999).

  10. 10.

    Cruess and Cruess (2008) and University of Ottawa (2017).

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    Canadian Evaluation Society (2006).

  12. 12.

    Jonsen et al. (2016) and Professional Ethics and Standards for the Evaluation Community in the Government of Canada (2006).

  13. 13.

    Dunn (2016).

  14. 14.

    ABIM, Benson (2017), ACP (American College of Physicians) (2012), AMA (American Medical Association) (2002), Kirk (2007), and MPS (Medical Protection Society Ltd) (2017).

  15. 15.

    ACP: American College of Physicians AMA: American Medical Association MPS: Medical Protection Society Ltd Ltd? È una società commerciale? (ABIM: American Board of Internal Medicine).

  16. 16.

    Nichols et al. (2014).

  17. 17.

    Principles of European Medical Ethics_C.E.O.M. EJD, Adoption of the CEOM European Charter of Medical Ethics.

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    Carta europea dei diritti del malato (2002).

  19. 19.

    Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell’Unione Europea (2000).

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    FNOMCeO (2014–2017).

  21. 21.

    Carta dei Valori e Codice Etico dell’IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche farmacologiche Mario Negri (2015).

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Russo, R.G. (2023). Ethics and Professionalism. In: Medical Ethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42444-1_10

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