AMA Journal of Ethics^®

When health care professionals encounter child abuse and neglect, they tend to experience a range of emotions, such as anger, sadness, and frustration.

Intergenerational trauma has deep roots, which require clinicians to understand historical and cultural context when working with vulnerable children.

One Supreme Court decision has historic significance for child abuse pediatricians working with multidisciplinary care and legal teams.

Following evidence-based approaches to evaluating and reporting suspicion of child maltreatment can help minimize bias and promote equity.

Adverse childhood experiences and trauma influence health in ways that now garner more attention across the life-spectrum.

Drs Andrea Asnes and Sundes Kazmir join Ethics Talk to discuss medical child abuse, sites of pediatric neglect, and how clinicians can best carry out their responsibilities as mandatory reporters.

Traditional models of medical education in the US do not teach students to problematize segregation where they train and help care for patients. 

This article considers 1990s and 2000s-era civil rights complaints in NYC and offers legal strategies for scaling health outcomes improvement nationwide.

Dr Lisa Lehmann joins Ethics Talk to discuss “grateful patient programs,” pressures clinicians face to fundraise on behalf of health care organizations for which they work, and whether “VIP” care really is better for patients.

There are a few reasons why incentivizing clinicians to spend more time with patients can improve health outcomes.