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. 2021 Jun;48(6):750-757.
doi: 10.1111/cup.13946. Epub 2021 Jan 7.

Ethical and professionalism issues in dermatopathology: A cross-sectional survey of American Society of Dermatopathology Members

Meera Brahmbhatt  1 , Howa Yeung  1 , Gerard Vong  2 , Jill Allbritton  3 , Bijal Amin  4 , Eugene D Dulaney  5   6 , Douglas R Fullen  7 , Robert E LeBlanc  8 , Beth S Ruben  9   10 , John T Seykora  11 , Nikki S Vyas  12 , Benjamin K Stoff  1   2   13
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Ethical and professionalism issues in dermatopathology: A cross-sectional survey of American Society of Dermatopathology Members

Meera Brahmbhatt et al. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Jun.
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Abstract

Background: Data regarding ethical/professional issues affecting dermatopathologists are lacking despite their importance in establishing policy priorities and educational content for dermatopathology.

Methods: A 14-item cross-sectional survey about ethical/professional issues in dermatopathology was distributed over e-mail to members of the American Society of Dermatopathology from June to September 2019.

Results: Two hundred sixteen surveys were completed, with a response rate of 15.3%. Respondents ranked appropriate and fair utilization of healthcare resources (n = 83 or 38.6%) as the most often encountered ethical/professional issue. Conflict of interest was ranked as the most urgent or important ethical/professional issue (n = 83 or 39.3%). One hundred thirty-three (61.6%) respondents felt "somewhat" or "not at all" well equipped to handle ethical dilemmas in practice and 47 (22.8%) respondents identified a major or extreme burden (eg, have considered resigning/retiring) due to ethical challenges.

Conclusions: Areas of priority in ethics and professionalism issues can guide future policy and educational content in dermatopathology.

Keywords: dermatopathology; ethics; professionalism; resource utilization; survey.

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