2017 AAPM Annual Meeting
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Session Title: Code of Ethics: Practicing Our Values
Question 1: Who does the COE apply to?
Reference:Code of Ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Report of Task Group 109.
Choice A:All qualified medical physicists.
Choice B:All professionals.
Choice C:All scientists practicing in a clinical environment.
Choice D:All AAPM members and affiliates.
Choice E:AAPM volunteers only .
Question 2: In the case of a conflict of interest:
Reference:Code of Ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Report of Task Group 109.
Choice A:Excuse your self from AAPM membership.
Choice B:All you have to do is disclose.
Choice C:It is your responsibility to disclose and manage the conflict.
Choice D:As long as no one knows, it is not a conflict.
Question 3: Each AAPM member:
Reference:Code of Ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Report of Task Group 109.
Choice A:Has the responsibility to act as a steward of the healthcare resources entrusted in them.
Choice B:Must assist and cooperate with regulators.
Choice C:Has the responsibility to name and shame an incompetent colleague.
Choice D:Must have a graduate degree in Physics.
Choice E:A and B only.
Question 4: All of the statements below are true of complaints filed with the AAPM Ethics Committee except:
Reference:Code of Ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Report of Task Group 109.
Choice A:Complaints alleging ethical misconduct can only be filed against members of the AAPM.
Choice B:All complaints are kept confidential.
Choice C:Anonymous complaints cannot be filed.
Choice D:Filing a complaint against a member automatically gets the accused member expelled from the AAPM.
Choice E:The decision of the Ethics Committee can be appealed.
Question 5: Practicing inclusivity:
Reference:The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. Copyright 1994 by Peter M. Senge, Art Kleiner, Charlotte Roberts, Richard B. Ross, and Bryan J. Smith.
Choice A:Means treating colleagues the way they want to be treated, not the way you want to be treated.
Choice B:Means identifying a bias and acting consciously to eliminate it.
Choice C:Can be aided by using the Ladder of Inference.
Choice D:Improves productivity, work satisfaction, efficiency and effectiveness.
Choice E:All of the above.
Question 6: The ladder of inference is a tool for:
Reference:The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. Copyright 1994 by Peter M. Senge, Art Kleiner, Charlotte Roberts, Richard B. Ross, and Bryan J. Smith.
Choice A:Becoming more aware of your own thinking and reasoning (reflection).
Choice B:Living your life without adding meaning or drawing conclusions.
Choice C:Making your thinking and reasoning more visible to others (advocacy).
Choice D:Inquiring into others' thinking and reasoning (inquiry).
Choice E:A, C, and D.
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