The medical ethics rules, based on fundamental values of medical ethics, supplement the legal regulations and instructions established by the state. These ethical guidelines set a standard of moral conduct and derive their authority from the medical community itself, which has validated and committed to adhering to them. These rules define and shape the professional identity and culture of doctors in relation to their patients and society at large. Medical ethics is dynamic; therefore, the guidelines are periodically updated and renewed. Below are position papers published by the Ethics Committee in recent years on a variety of topics.
Mental illness like all other human illness (PDF File) Medical ethics and the treatment of patients with incurable diseases and futile treatments (PDF File) Physical examinations by physicians of intimate parts of the patient's body (PDF File) Should physicians inform passersby that they may suffer from an illness? (PDF File) New technologies - the Cypher stent as an example (PDF File) Must a physician inform his patients of his state of health? (PDF File) The obligation of a surgeon to the surgical patient: monitoring and follow-up after surgery (PDF File) Rules for determining legal capacity - IMA steering committee recommendations (PDF File) Contraceptive treatment in patients who are not competent to make informed decisions (PDF File) An additional opinion for a hospitalized patient (PDF File) Medicine and faith in medical treatment (PDF File) Medical treatment for cognitive enhancement (PDF File) Limitations on the obligation to provide medical treatment (PDF File) Termination of the physician-patient relationship on the physician's initiative (PDF File) The physician shall be entitled to notify his patients regarding his new place of work (PDF File) The ethical obligation of the physician to disclose to the patient that a mishap has occurred in his treatment (PDF File) Sexual relations between the physician and the patient (PDF File) The acceptance of donations from patients (PDF File) Issuance of illness certificates (PDF File) Certificates of fitness issued by a physician (PDF File) Is it ethical to lie for the benefit of the patient? (PDF File) Educated use of generic drugs (PDF File) Health inequality in Israel (PDF File) The treatment of individuals not covered by medical insurance (PDF File) The prohibition of physician participation in interrogations and torture (PDF File) Solitary confinement of prisoners - without the participation of physicians (PDF File) Shackling prisoners and detainees in hospitals (PDF File) Feeding hunger strikers (PDF File) The health of migrant workers (PDF File) Assuring medical and health services during the Israeli-Palestinian armed conflict (PDF File) Chemical sterilization of pedophiles (PDF File) Cooperation between medical institutions and law authorities (PDF File) Evaluation of bone age at the request of the State (PDF File) The physician as a lobbyist in the Parliament and government offices in Israel (PDF File) The rights of the minor in medical treatment (PDF File) The exclusion of women in the healthcare system and medical services (PDF File) Artificial feeding of a patient in a permanent vegetative state (PDF File) Trading in organs and organ donation (*)(PDF File) Transplanting organs from persons sentenced to death (PDF File) Physicians on medical committees (PDF File) The presence of lawyers during examinations in a medical committee (PDF File) Medical confidentiality and the tax assessor (PDF File) The examination of patients by medical students (PDF File) Transparency regarding the health of national leaders (PDF File) The diagnosis of public figures from the TV recliner and the media (PDF File) Medical supervision of the competence of drivers (PDF File) Is there a limit to the medical obligation in pandemic situations? (PDF File) Ventilation and intensive care during the stormy days of Corona (PDF File) Ethical aspects of a multi-casualty event* (PDF File) Medical tourism (PDF File) The Joint Ethical Forum of the IMA and medical tourism companies (PDF File) Judicious use of medical imaging (PDF File) Imaging results – Do they go to the physician, the patient or both? (PDF File) Anti-aging medicine (PDF File) Cease fire (PDF File) The ethics of a physicians’ strike in a labor dispute (PDF File) Who may be called professor? (PDF File) The best physicians (PDF File) The system for approving tests and treatments in the health funds, and the treating physician (PDF File) The transfer of information to a medical team regarding an infectious disease (PDF File) The incompetent physician (PDF File) The prohibition of workplace harassment (PDF File) The physician's conduct when changing workplaces (PDF File) The obligation to publish the name of a physician found guilty in a clarification committee of the Ethics Board (PDF File) Clinical trials (PDF File) Comments by the Israeli Medical Association on the bill for Medical Trials on Humans, 5767-2007 (PDF File) Clinical trials on humans - "stakeholders" in clinical trials (PDF File) Clinical trials on humans - the use of a placebo (PDF File) Genetic research in large populations (PDF File) Trials on animals (PDF File) Ethical rules in scientific publications (PDF File) Sex selection using in vitro fertilization (PDF File) Intellectual property in the health system (PDF File) The physician inventor, entrepreneur and office holder in a company dealing with medications or equipment (PDF File) Medical data mining: risks and precautions (PDF File) The joint ethical convention of the Israeli Medical Association and the pharmaceutical companies operating in Israel (PDF File) The use of cannabis in medical treatment (PDF File) The physician as an expert witness (PDF File) A physician shall not act against anyone in his care (PDF File) Medical confidentiality and medical records privilege regarding psychiatric treatment for victims of violence and sexual assault (PDF File) Forensic medicine (PDF File) The recording of medical expert examinations by the opposing side is forbidden (PDF File) The physician who swims against the current (PDF File) Privacy in the media (PDF File) Digital communication and social media (PDF File) Telemedicine (PDF File) Advertising and publicity (*) (PDF File) Prohibition of advertising on the radio or television (PDF File) Marketing disguised as academia (PDF File) The physician and social media (PDF File) Physicians in the media – freedom of speech versus professional dignity (PDF File) The use of cameras in patients' rooms, examination rooms and operating rooms (PDF File) Quality measures for physicians (PDF File) Whistleblowing: Exposing corruption in the healthcare system (PDF File) The Health of Labor Immigrants (PDF File) The Use of New Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare System: Example – Hepatitis C Screening Test (PDF File) Provision of Medical Treatment to Minors Without Their Parents’ Consent (PDF File) Responsibility of a Department Head in the Residency Admission Process (PDF File) Sexual Misconduct in Physician–Patient Relationships (PDF File) The Ethics of Bedside Medical Teaching (PDF File)