2021 AAPM Virtual 63rd Annual Meeting
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Session Title: AAPM/IAEA Joint Professional Symposium: Ethics in Practice
Question 1: An AAPM member is found guilty in a U.S. court of murdering a bank guard during an attempted robbery. Is this an actionable violation of the AAPM Code of Ethics?
Reference:Skourou C, Sherouse GW, Bahar N, et al. Code of ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (Revised): Report of Task Group 109. Med Phys. 2019;46(4). doi:10.1002/mp.13351
Choice A:yes
Choice B:no
Question 2: The AAPM Ethics Committee, supported by AAPM Board of Directors approval, may revoke the ABR certification of a member for a serious violation of the AAPM Code of Ethics.
Reference:Skourou C, Sherouse GW, Bahar N, et al. Code of ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (Revised): Report of Task Group 109. Med Phys. 2019;46(4). doi:10.1002/mp.13351
Choice A:TRUE
Choice B:FALSE
Question 3: Which of the following statements is true?
Reference:Guidelines for the Certification of Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists | IAEA
Choice A:A medical physicist who has been Board Certified in North America, can automatically practice in any other country
Choice B:A medical physicist who has been certified by IMPCB, can automatically practice in any other country
Choice C:A medical physicist who has been certified by IMPCB, can automatically practice in any country except North America
Choice D:None of the above
Question 4: Which of the following statements is true? Globally, clinical medical physicists should be familiar with professional ethics through:
Reference:Postgraduate Medical Physics Academic Programmes; Roles and Responsibilities, and Education and Training Requirements for Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists; Clinical Training of Medical Physicists Specializing in Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology; Guidelines for the Certification of Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists | IAEA.
Choice A:their postgraduate medical physics academic education
Choice B:their structured clinical training (residency)
Choice C:continuous professional development (CPD) activities
Choice D:multidisciplinary collaborations and patient interactions during their routine clinical work
Choice E:all of the above
Question 5: According to Beauchamp and Childress, the fundamental principles of medical ethics are:
Reference:Beauchamp TL and Childress JF, Principles of Biomedical Ethics 5th edn, Oxford University Press 2001
Choice A:Beneficence, integrity, transparency, self-preservation
Choice B:Kindness, compassion, charity, knowledge
Choice C:Beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice
Choice D:Honesty, accountability, compassion, privacy
Question 6: Core components of the right to health according to the World Health Organisation include:
Reference:The Right to Health, Fact Sheet No 31, World Health Organisation and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2008
Choice A:Availability
Choice B:Accessibility
Choice C:Acceptability
Choice D:Quality
Choice E:All of the above
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