Professional responsibility

The Code of Professional Responsibility of the American Bar Association, Disciplinary Rule 2-108, provides in part that a lawyer shall not be a party to or participate in a partnership or employment agreement with another lawyer that restricts the right of a lawyer to practice law after the termination of a relationship created by the agreement, except as a condition to payment of retirement benefits. DR 4-101 provides for the protection of confidences and secrets of a client presumably forever unless disclosure is necessary under conditions set forth in the fine print, as, for example, to collect his fee. Interestingly, DR 2-106 (B) (2) provides that the determination of a reasonable fee includes "the likelihood, if apparent to the client, that the acceptance of the particular employment will preclude other employment by the lawyer. A lawyer cannot serve both sides in a dispute, and taking one client may later bar lucrative employment. 

Nader, R. et al., Eds., Whistle Blowing The Report of the Conference on Professional Responsibility, Bantam, New York, 1971. 

Chemists have a professional responsibility to serve the public interest and welfare and to further knowledge of science. Chemists should actively be concerned with the health and welfare of coworkers, consumers, and the community. Public comments on scientific matters should be made with care and precision, without unsubstantiated exaggerated, or premature statements. 

This book was designed and written for validation professionals responsible for writing and maintaining quality management systems for the successful operation of their companies. It provides a set of SOPs that can be used to manage and document critical validation and revalidation tasks in a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. 

Since the chemical industry operates by handling potentially hazardous materials safely, safety has always been an important consideration for chemical engineers. Engineers have never been able to discharge their professional responsibility only by designing efficient equipment or developing efficient processes. Today society has expanded that traditional responsibility to include environmental and community protection. The chemical industry s operations and products should not have an unacceptable impact upon its neighbors, its customers, or the environment. 

Unless they are designing the model as a medium for communication, in addition to a medium to improve their problem-solving capabilities, they have failed in their professional responsibilities. 

It is the professional responsibility of all designers of process plant to consider the impact of their work on people, organisations and societies affected by their designs. 

Process plant designers have a professional responsibility to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the equipment they design does not harm people or the environment. To this end, they are required to identify hazards that may arise from their activities, and then assess the risks that arise from those hazards. 

Nelkin, Dorothy. 1977. Scientists and professional responsibility The experience of American ecologists. Social Studies of Science 7 75-95. 

Surveys in the United States have revealed the discomforting fact that patients on the average receive as many as 10 to 14 different medications during hospitalization. This regrettable trend toward unnecessary polypharmacy has greatly increased the likelihood of drug interactions and has become a new and important professional responsibility for the pharmacist, as well as the physician (47). 

AG Zupko. Drug interactions—A new professional responsibility. Pharm Times 33(Sep) 38(Oct) 1969. 

Health policy and professional responsibilities have changed during the years since DUR was introduced into the health care system. To maintain accreditation, hospitals and health care systems are bmmd to conduct MUE/ DUE programs. In the retail setting, the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990... 

There has been extensive professional discourse on the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists. Experiences of early clinical pharmacists paved the way for expanded professional responsibility. Pharmaceutical care emerged as a call for the responsible provision of drug therapy for achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient s quality of life. The experiences of pharmacists seeking to incorporate this philosophy into everyday practice have led to the definition of a pharmaceutical care practice as one in which the practitioner takes responsibility for all of a patient s drug-related needs and is held accormtable for this commitment. 

To Err Is Human contains a four-part plan for decreasing the number of medical errors, and each part has implications for the pharmacy profession. To provide leadership and a research focus for patient safety. Part one recommends the creation of a center for patient safety within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Pharmacy organizations and pharmacists have the opportunity to contribute by including the study of medical errors in their applied research agendas. Using their expertise, pharmacists can provide input to the national goals, their content, and professional responsibilities for medicahon safety. ... 

Specifically relating to pandemic flu, the federal government has developed a plan to confront an epidemic (Homeland Security Council, 2005). Its three pillars address preparedness and communication, surveillance and detection, and response and containment, and they would have an impact on health care professionals response. This plan will undoubtedly undergo frequent revision, and, thus, its implementation should be monitored. 

The contractor is legally bound to perform the work according to the contract. It has also assumed the professional responsibility and will be liable for failures stemming from the mechanical design and/or execution provided under the contract. It has a contractual right to take the necessary steps and incur reasonable expenses to protect its liability. 

Professional women chemists who meet the qualifications discussed above receive training in specialized techniques required for their particular positions. Furthermore, as an individual gains experience and becomes more competent, increased professional responsibilities and administrative duties are assigned. 

Former baseball star Darryl Strawberry s life illustrates a main feature of drug addiction—the neglect of professional responsibilities and personal relationships for the sake of obtaining and using drugs. 

To the best of my knowledge and professional responsibility, I, the undersigned, declare that all the information given is truly represented. 

Industry relationships with healthcare professionals must support, and be consistent with, the professional responsibilities that healthcare professionals have towards their patients. Pharmaceutical companies must maintain high ethical standards when conducting promotional activities and comply with applicable legal, regulatory and professional requirements. Through the promotion of this code, IFPMA seeks to ensure that ethical promotional practices are established worldwide. 

In performing its activities, the companies shall not damage the image of competing companies or their products. The companies, which must issue specific internal directives for their staff, shall also be ethically and professionally responsible for the behaviour of their staff when engaged on corporate business. 

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