The implementation and maintenance of the HeSCA Code of Ethics

This paper presents important considerations regarding the implementation and maintenance of the newly developed HeSCA Code of Ethics. The author examines four roles (ideological, educational, regulative, and judicial) that the code can serve within HeSCA. A four-phase framework whereby the code might be gradually institutionalized is presented, along with functions that the HeSCA Ethics Committee might assume to help integrate the code and its principles into the professional activities of all HeSCA members.