Risks to Health Care Team
The WSMA recognizes that the decision to perform an invasive procedure
which has the potential of placing the health care team at risk deserves
and requires consideration of the medical necessity of the procedure and
the benefit to the patient. The WSMA favors policies or standards which
consider the risk to the health care team involved with invasive
procedures. (Res 35, A-90) (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