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For ages, doctors have used lists and other reminders to help them give the right care to patients. Recently, the use of checklists in areas such as surgery and infection control has delivered remarkable results, greatly reducing morbidity and mortality.

Beginning in April, residents working in the intensive care unit at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., got a different kind of reminder when caring for patients — an ethics checklist.

The whole shebang.

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The American Psychiatric Assn. in March said that to erase the risk of bias, it will phase out the $1.5 million in drugmaker money it uses to fund continuing medical education. The same month, the American College of Cardiology declined to distribute nearly half a million dollars in industry-funded, logo-branded tote bags, lanyards and badges at its annual scientific session.

The moves reflect physician organizations’ growing sensitivity about potential conflicts of interest. And if an expert panel has its way, the actions will mark the start of a shift toward reducing medical societies’ reliance on financial support from pharmaceutical companies, drugmakers and industry firms.

The whole shebang.