Your Science Conference Should Have a Code of Conduct

Your Science Conference Should Have a Code of Conduct

1 School of Fisheries, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, 2 Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Logy Bay, NL, Canada, 3 Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA, 4 Department of Biological Sciences, Environmental Conservation Program, Cedar Crest College, A...

A better Code of Conduct.

I November 2004, Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) made substantial changes to the industry’s Code of Conduct. Although these changes might not have pleased both the medical and pharmaceutical communities, they were necessary. The original Code of Conduct was first introduced in 1988 and reflected the approach to and expectations of relationships between industry and the m...

Conduct in science.

Ethics Is Not Rocket Science: How to Have Ethical Discussions in Your Science Class

Toward an effective code of conduct.

Some facilities have had a code of conduct for years, and managers say it works well. At others, nurses still are too intimidated to remind physicians to wash their hands. In a lively discussion at the Managing Today’s OR Suite conference in October 2008 in Washington, DC, it was clear many organizations still have a ways to go in dealing with bad behavior. The discussion was timely. New Joint ...