COMMITTEE NEWS
Professional Ethics
Committee Updates Goals and Guidelines
T
he ASA’s Committee on
guidelines for ethical practice are post-
in epidemiology, law, and government
Professional Ethics’ vision is to
ed. The committee plans to add more
described their personal ethical dilemmas
increase members’ knowledge of
materials, such as papers and presen-
and, after some discussion and debate that
ethical issues so they are more prepared
tations dealing with ethical issues and
included audience participation, revealed
to face ethical challenges within their
related work of other ASA committees
their resolutions.
professional careers.
and professional associations.
The session was so successful that the
The committee’s activities are both
The site also has an expanding list
committee is planning another session on
proactive and reactive. Concerning
of ethical scenarios designed to increase
ethical dilemmas for JSM 2010. Contact
the latter, the committee is a resource
sensitivity and awareness of the difficult
Hurwitz at
hurwitz@hms.harvard.edu if
for ASA officers, the ASA Board of
and sometimes precarious positions stat-
you would like to present your ethical
Directors, and ASA members. It provides
isticians face. The committee aims to
dilemma in a future JSM session.
guidance on ethical issues that affect the
continually add to this list so the sce-
The committee is always looking for
association or the work of statisticians
narios can become an integral part of
more interest and involvement from ASA
worldwide. In recent years, the commit-
continuing ethics education. Comments
members. For example, the annual meet-
tee has been asked for comments on and
about the web site and ethical scenarios
ing of the committee, which takes place
recommendations for ethical issues con-
for possible inclusion in the collection
during JSM, is open to members. Also,
cerning statistical dissemination, plagia-
can be sent to Tom Petska, committee
for members who want to stay involved
rism, and accreditation.
chair, at
tom.petska@verizon.net.
in ethical issues, participation in periodic
On the proactive side, where the
Another initiative of the committee is
conference calls is welcomed. Further, as
committee focuses most of its energies,
to organize and sponsor sessions at the
members rotate off the committee, inter-
the goal is to improve the knowledge
Joint Statistical Meetings, such as the
est by other ASA members to join the
and understanding of ethics and ethi-
2009 invited panel “Real-Life Ethical
committee is encouraged. If you would
cal issues among ASA members. To do
Dilemmas Encountered in the Practice
like to comment on the work or pri-
this, several activities have been under-
of Statistics: Resolution Leading to Policy
orities of the committee, send a note to
taken, including relaunching the ethi-
Change.” This session was organized by
Petska at
tom.petska@verizon.net. n
cal practices web site at
www.amstat.org/
committee members Shelley Hurwitz
committees/ethics/index.html, where the
and Don Bentley. Eminent statisticians
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