Resource Center

The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) and the National Center have teamed up to develop a toolkit for preceptors. Resources were designed for providers who wish to transform their practices into exemplary interprofessional collaborative practice and interprofessional education sites for patients, students, and other healthcare practitioners.

As health care reform proceeds and primary care is transformed, many practices are considering integration of behavioral health services to improve access and quality. In order to work effectively in primary care settings, behavioral health providers must adopt practice patterns and skill sets different from those used in traditional specialty mental health settings. Beyond the challenge of helping providers adapt their skill sets, practices must also address obstacles to reimbursement.

In fall 2014, the  Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, in collaboration with the Josiah Macy Jr.

The Code of Ethics of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science sets forth the principles and standards by which clinical laboratory professionals practice their profession.

A code of ethics for public health can clarify the distinctive elements of public health and the ethical principles that follow from or respond to those elements. It can make clear to populations and communities the ideals of the public health institutions that serve them, ideals for which the institutions can be held accountable.

The Code of Ethics for Nurses establishes the ethical standard for the professional and provides a guide for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision making.

The medical profession has long subscribed to a body of ethical statements developed primarily for the benefit of the patient. As a member of this profession, a physician must recognize responsibility to patients first and foremost, as well as to society, to other health professionals, and to self. The following Principles adopted by the American Medical Association are not laws, but standards of conduct which define the essentials of honorable behavior for the physician.

The purpose of a professional code of ethics is to achieve high levels of ethical consciousness, decision making, and practice by the members of the profession. Specific objectives of the Dental Hygiene Code of Ethics are:

• to increase our professional and ethical consciousness and sense of ethical responsibility.

• to lead us to recognize ethical issues and choices and to guide us in making more informed ethical decisions.

• to establish a standard for professional judgment and conduct.

The ADA Code is, in effect, a written expression of the obligations arising from the implied contract between the dental profession and society.

Members of the ADA voluntarily agree to abide by the ADA Code as a condition of membership in the Association. They recognize that continued public trust in the dental profession is based on the commitment of individual dentists to high ethical standards of conduct.

The ADA Code has three main components: The Principles of Ethics, the Code of Professional Conduct and the Advisory Opinions.

This website offers resources, contact information, tools, and registration information  about the TeamSTEPPS National implementation plan.

TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based teamwork system aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals. It includes a comprehensive set of ready-to-use materials and a training curriculum to successfully integrate teamwork principles into any health care system.