An AAOS Opinion on Ethics and Professionalism is an official AAOS statement dealing with an ethical issue, which offers aspirational advice on how an orthopaedic surgeon can best deal with a particular situation or circumstance. Developed through a consensus process by the AAOS Committee on Ethics and Outside Interests. is not a product of a systematic review. An AAOS Opinion on Ethics and Professionalism is adopted by a two-thirds vote of the AAOS Board of Directors present and voting.
Active Statements
No. 1200 Second or Additional Medical Opinions in Orthopaedic Surgery
No. 1201 Sexual Harassment and Exploitation (Revised July 2018)
No. 1202 Ethics in Health Research in Orthopaedic Surgery
No. 1203 Continuing Medical Education
No. 1204 The Orthopaedic Surgeon's Relationship with Industry
No. 1205 Advertising by Orthopaedic Surgeons
No. 1208 Sexual Misconduct in the Physician-Patient Relationship
No. 1209 Medical and Surgical Patents
No. 1210 Care and Treatment of the Medically Underserved
Retired Statements
No. 1206 The Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Managed Care Setting