20221209 DoH Expert Meeting-Crigger

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Codes of Ethics
Elliott J. Crigger, PhD
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What work do we expect (or want) (or need) a code of ethics to do in the world?
What form best serves that goal?
What should be the relationship between a code of ethics and mechanisms of oversight
or accountability?
When—why—should we revise a code?
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What work do we expect (or want) (or need) a code of ethics to do in
the world?
Articulate core values
Establish legitimacy
Guide decision making
Shape moral environment
To whom does a code of ethics speak?
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What form best serves that goal?
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Broad statement of values, virtues, or principles?
Granular instructions for conduct?
Template for oversight?
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What should be the relationship between a code of ethics and mechanisms of
oversight or accountability?
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To accommodate new analytic insights in ethics?
To address failures of oversight?
To adapt to changes in the environment of application?
When—why—should we revise a code of ethics?
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