Articles

  • Vote Republican
    Case and Commentary
    Jan 2004

    Campaign Posters in the Clinic, Commentary 1

    Marion Danis, MD
    Expressing political views in a professional setting can be detrimental to the patient-physician relationship.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):6-8. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas1-0401.
  • Vote Democrat
    Case and Commentary
    Jan 2004

    Campaign Posters in the Clinic, Commentary 2

    Leonard M. Fleck, PhD
    Expressing political views in a professional setting can be detrimental to the patient-physician relationship.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):9-11. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas1-0401.
  • work stoppage
    Case and Commentary
    Jan 2004

    Physician Work Stoppages as Activism

    Alan J. Lippman, MD
    Physician work stoppages in response to rising malpractice insurance rates are designed with the hope of raising public awareness about this problem.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):12-15. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas2-0401
  • civil disobedience
    Case and Commentary
    Jan 2004

    Physician Activism and Civil Disobedience, Commentary 1

    Tom Tomlinson, PhD
    Physicians need to exhaust every possible alternative to bring about political changes before resorting to breaking the law as an act of civil disobedience.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):16-19. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas3-0401.
  • civil disobedience
    Case and Commentary
    Jan 2004

    Physician Activism and Civil Disobedience, Commentary 2

    Barry DeCoster, MA
    Physicians need to exhaust every possible alternative to bring about political changes before resorting to breaking the law as an act of civil disobedience.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):20-23. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas3-0401.
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    Medical Education
    Jan 2004

    Courses in Research-Based Health Activism

    Oren M. Tepper, MD, Peter Lurie, MD, MPH, and Sidney M. Wolfe, MD
    Incorporating research-based health activism into the medical school curriculum can help physicians be more efficient advocates for patients.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.medu1-0401.
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    State of the Art and Science
    Jan 2004

    Treatment of Dependence on Opiate Medications

    Norman S. Miller, MD
    Various therapies and treatments can help patients rehabilitate from opiate addictions and withdrawal symptoms.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):33-37. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.cprl1-0401.
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    Health Law
    Jan 2004

    Federal Agencies Monitor Physician Prescribing for Pain

    Amy Young
    Physicians need to perform their due diligence and practice caution when prescribing addictive pain medications to relieve their patients' chronic pain due to increased federal monitoring of pain prescriptions.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):30-32. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.hlaw1-0401