Activity

Activity ID

13132

Expires

December 1, 2026

Format Type

Journal-based

CME Credit

1

Fee

30

CME Provider: AMA Journal of Ethics

Description of CME Course

Turfing is a colloquialism that refers to what clinicians do to patients whose needs do not fit neatly and tidily into typical clinical placement protocols, especially during inpatient admissions from a hospital’s emergency department. This term and this practice are both clinically and ethically problematic because a patient is rarely, if ever, “turfed” to their advantage. Ethically speaking, turfing constitutes deferral of responsibility for a patient’s admission or care to colleagues. This article suggests when and under which circumstances it is clinically and ethically appropriate to defer a patient’s care and suggests why turfing happens despite its negative influence on both physicians and patients.

Disclaimers

1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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Educational Objectives

1. Explain a new or unfamiliar viewpoint on a topic of ethical or professional conduct
2. Evaluate the usefulness of this information for health care practice, teaching, or conduct
3. Decide whether and when to apply the new information to health care practice, teaching, or conduct

Keywords

Ethics, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Neonatology, Pediatrics

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/amajethics.2023.885

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