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Ethics Opinions

An ethics opinion reflects the interpretation or application of the ADA/CDR Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics by the Ethics Committee in response to a specific ethics issue or situation facing dietetics professionals in practice.  These opinions will be available to members and credentialed practitioners to serve as an educational guide for their conduct. 

The Committee may issue opinions on ethics issues under the Code on its own initiative or in response to a member's or credentialed practitioner's request. These opinions will be available to members and credentialed practitioners to guide their conduct and to the public. Situations may be factual or hypothetical, but no names will be disclosed.

• First published Ethics Opinion: "Dietetics Professionals are Ethically Obligated to Maintain Personal Competence in Practice", May 2003, Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
• Second published Ethics Opinion: "Conflicts of Interest in Presentations and Publications and Dietetics Research", January 2006, Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
• Ethics Opinion in development: "Writing for the Popular Press: Public Interest and Science-Based Information", December 2007, Journal of the American Dietetic Association.