Ethical duties
The code of ethics includes patient rights, physician responsibilities, privacy, access to records, and transparency.
- Patients have a right to know the legal and medical status of treatment.
- Physicians should comply with applicable law and professional standards.
- Applicable IRB, ethics review, registry, and guideline requirements should be followed.
- Informed consent is required.
- No outcomes should be guaranteed.
- Patient candidacy should be assessed and documented.
- Patients should receive appropriate cell or procedure information.
- Confidentiality, emergency care, nondiscrimination, records access, and fee transparency should be protected.