To the Editor: On behalf of the Australian Medical Council (AMC), I would like to comment on a recent article1 and two letters2,3 in the Journal about the content of the AMC’s Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia (“the Code”)4 and the consultation process used to support its development.
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- Australian Medical Council, Canberra, ACT.
Correspondence: amc@amc.org.au
- 1. Komesaroff PA, Kerridge IH. The Australian Medical Council draft code of professional conduct: good practice or creeping authoritarianism? Med J Aust 2009; 190: 204-205. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>
- 2. Myers JB. The Australian Medical Council draft code of professional conduct: good practice or creeping authoritarianism [letter]? Med J Aust 2009; 191: 190. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>
- 3. Komesaroff PA, Kerridge IH. The Australian Medical Council draft code of professional conduct: good practice or creeping authoritarianism [letter]? Med J Aust 2009; 191: 191. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>
- 4. Australian Medical Council. Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia. Canberra: AMC, 2009. http://goodmedicalpractice.org.au/wp-content/downloads/Final%20Code.pdf (accessed Sep 2009).
- 5. Australian Medical Association. AMA supports AMC code of conduct for doctors [press release]. 10 Aug 2009. http://www.ama.com.au/node/4856 (accessed Sep 2009).
- 6. Consumers Health Forum of Australia. New code for doctors welcomed by health consumers [press release]. 10 Aug 2009. http://www.chf.org.au/pdfs/med/med-new-code-for-doctors.pdf (accessed Sep 2009, link updated Nov 2009).
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