Virtue Ethics in a Value-driven World: Medical Errors and the Albatross.

1Chief, Penn Orthopaedics Foot and Ankle Service, The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA C. J. Humbyrd, 230 West Washington Square, 5th Floor, Farm Journal Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Email: [email protected] A note from the Editor-in-Chief: I am pleased to share the next installment of “Virtue Ethics in a Value-driven World.” In this quarterly column, Casey Jo Humbyrd MD, MBE uses virtue ethics—the branch of normative ethics that focuses on moral character—to explore controversies relevant to the practice of medicine and orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Humbyrd is an orthopaedic surgeon and an associate faculty member in Penn’s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Previously, she was an ethicist at the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. We welcome reader feedback on all of our columns and articles; please send your comments to[email protected]. The author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writers, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.