Public education should include information about the route of transmission, the effectiveness of universal precautions, and the efforts of organized medicine to ensure that patient risk remains immeasurably small. (Reaffirmed A-23)
When the scientific basis for patient protection policy decision is unclear, physicians must err on the side of protecting patients. (EC Rpt H, A-92) (Reaffirmed A-23)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health Services