Articles Art of Medicine Aug 2019 Normal Saline Hannah Rebeccah Abrams This graphic narrative considers the shortage of normal saline in US health care organizations after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E699-700. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.699. State of the Art and Science Aug 2019 Are Medicaid Closed Formularies Unethical? Leah Rand, DPhil and Govind Persad, JD, PhD Closed formularies can be justified when they enable spending on other socially valuable aims, but they can single out poor patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E654-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.654. AMA Code Says Aug 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Prescription Drugs Rachel F. Harbut and Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics offers guidance on stewardship and professionalism. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E642-644. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.642. Medical Education Aug 2019 How Should Medical Education Better Prepare Physicians for Opioid Prescribing? Rohanit Singh and Gary W. Pushkin, MD Case-based teaching, longitudinal application, and training in ethical deliberation can better prepare physicians to responsibly prescribe and manage opioids. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E636-641. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.636. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. Health Law Jul 2019 Regional Unrepresented Patient Advocacy Committee as an Alternative for Decision Making Lisa K. Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN, ANP-BC A UPAC is an alternative to engaging a guardianship court appointment process or to using physicians or ethics committees as decision makers. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E594-599. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.594. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 When There’s No One to Whom an Error Can Be Disclosed, How Should an Error Be Handled? Ryan G. Chiu When a patient is incompetent and unrepresented, alternative strategies must be implemented to document and try to rectify an error. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E553-558. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.553. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559. Policy Forum Jul 2019 How Should Unaccompanied Minors in Immigration Detention Be Protected From Coercive Medical Practices? Giselle Malina Safeguards are urgently needed for assessments of what constitutes appropriate care for unaccompanied minors in US detention facilities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E603-610. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.603. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Prev … Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Current page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Art of Medicine Aug 2019 Normal Saline Hannah Rebeccah Abrams This graphic narrative considers the shortage of normal saline in US health care organizations after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E699-700. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.699.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2019 Are Medicaid Closed Formularies Unethical? Leah Rand, DPhil and Govind Persad, JD, PhD Closed formularies can be justified when they enable spending on other socially valuable aims, but they can single out poor patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E654-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.654.
AMA Code Says Aug 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Prescription Drugs Rachel F. Harbut and Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics offers guidance on stewardship and professionalism. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E642-644. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.642.
Medical Education Aug 2019 How Should Medical Education Better Prepare Physicians for Opioid Prescribing? Rohanit Singh and Gary W. Pushkin, MD Case-based teaching, longitudinal application, and training in ethical deliberation can better prepare physicians to responsibly prescribe and manage opioids. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E636-641. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.636.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
Health Law Jul 2019 Regional Unrepresented Patient Advocacy Committee as an Alternative for Decision Making Lisa K. Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN, ANP-BC A UPAC is an alternative to engaging a guardianship court appointment process or to using physicians or ethics committees as decision makers. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E594-599. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.594.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 When There’s No One to Whom an Error Can Be Disclosed, How Should an Error Be Handled? Ryan G. Chiu When a patient is incompetent and unrepresented, alternative strategies must be implemented to document and try to rectify an error. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E553-558. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.553.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559.
Policy Forum Jul 2019 How Should Unaccompanied Minors in Immigration Detention Be Protected From Coercive Medical Practices? Giselle Malina Safeguards are urgently needed for assessments of what constitutes appropriate care for unaccompanied minors in US detention facilities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E603-610. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.603.
