Doctors may encounter various common legal and integrity issues in the pursuit of their profession. These can take the form of bribery, improper acceptance of sponsorship and donation, fraud, conflict of interest and mishandling of proprietary information.
The following scenarios, based on a mixture of past prosecutions and hypothetical cases, aim to illustrate how dishonest situations can develop, and how doctors can apply the professional codes of conduct in daily practice in order to avoid breaching the laws and regulations.
