Medical trade association

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A medical trade association is an organization composed of medical doctors who have united to advance their common professional trade, business, financial, and legal interests. Such organizations serve as labor unions for doctors.

General medical associations

Some are broadly based national medical trade associations which accept membership of every type of physician. Some examples are:

• American Medical Association
• Australian Medical Association
• British Medical Association
• Canadian Medical Association
• Danish Medical Association
• Finnish Medical Association
• Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG)

and many others.

The medical trade associations have their own association:

• World Medical Association

Specialist medical trade associations

There are also many medical trade associations to advance the particular professional trade, business, financial, and legal interests of medical specialists. Some examples are:

• American Academy of Family Practioners
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Urological Association
• Canadian Paediatric Society
• Canadian Urological Association

and many others.

Medical trade association statements regarding medical care

Medical trade associations occasionally issue an opinion statement regarding medical care offered by their speciality. The public should be aware that the medical trade associations first duty is to protect the income stream of its membership. This frequently creates a conflict of interest between the best interests of the patient and the best interests of the member doctors.

Such statements may exhibit considerable bias toward protection of physician income.