Ethics

Dear EAGALA Associates: 

This is a letter of introduction from the Ethics Committee Chair.  I am a physician with a background in ethics for many years.  I have chaired ethics committees for medical, government and community not for profit agencies. As a member of EAGALA, I look forward to working with all of you in maintaining high ethical standards in the work we do, which is an essential part of being a professional.   

The committee has worked on generating the protocol and procedures for handling ethical complaints.  A copy of this is found by clicking the link below.

I would encourage members to first address concerns they may have directly with each other to try and resolve them.  This is useful as many times an individual may have overlooked or not thought about the issue and in being made aware of it, it can be resolved directly.   

If this process does not work, then a formal complaint can be made in writing, signed and mailed to the Chair of the Ethics Committee c/o EAGALA.   

The Ethics Committee may also be contacted with e-mail at ethics@eagala.org.  However, formal complaints cannot be received via e-mail.  E-mail may be used as a way to help an individual clarify a concern and if a formal complaint should be filed, or for general ethical questions. Please note that Associates may not always get an individual response with e-mail.  Instead, trends will be looked for and issues that come up repeatedly will be addressed in the EAGALA newsletter in an article by one of the members of the committee, or in some other educational format.     

I look forward to assisting the organization and its associates in maintaining high standards of ethics in the work we do. 

Sincerely,
Joe Lancia
Chair, EAGALA Ethics Committee
c/o EAGALA
PO Box 993
Santaquin, UT 84655
ethics@eagala.org