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'In a chapter entitled “Conflict of Interest & Physical Therapy”, authors Martin & Gabard offer a cogent definition. They write simply, “conflicts of interest are situations in which individuals have interests that significantly threaten their role responsibilities, or would do so for a typical person having their role.” Likewise, Davis describes the standard view of conflict of interest as a situation in which a person P is in a relationship requiring P to exercise some judgment on another’s behalf and P has an interest “tending to interfere with the proper exercise of that judgment”. With regard to professional conflicts of interest, both definitions suggest that the person in question is licensed to make a judgment by virtue of the individual’s professional status and that the individual is then accountable to others within and outside his/her profession for that judgment. Several authors also emphasize the importance of avoiding even the appearance of conflict of interest. In “Law’s Blindfold”, David Luban writes that the credibility of a judge’s ruling is threatened by the appearance of impropriety since “justice must not only be done but be seen to be done” lest the impartiality of the judge be questioned.'
ISBN
9780195128635
Publication Date
11-2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City
New York, NY
Keywords
Physical Therapy, Moral and Ethical Aspects, Professional Ethics, Professional Patient Rights
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Physical Therapy
Recommended Citation
Martin, Mike and D. Gabard. "Conflict of Interest and Physical Therapy." Conflict of Interest in the Professions. Eds. Michael Davis and Andrew Stark. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001. 314-334.
Copyright
Oxford University Press
Comments
In Michael Davis and Andrew Stark (Eds.), Conflict of Interest in the Professions. Dr. Martin's chapter begins on page 314.