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Feb 2021

Fomento de la equidad en salud a través de un enfoque que evite los juicios de valor y contextualice la atención

Saul J. Weiner, MD

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    Case and Commentary
    Jan 2019

    Should Immigration Status Information Be Included in a Patient’s Health Record?

    Grace Kim, Uriel Sanchez Molina, and Altaf Saadi, MD, MSHPM
    Undocumented patients can be subject to discrimination, reporting, detention, or deportation in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, so what goes in the record is critical.
    AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E8-16. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.8.
  • cscm1-1812
    Case and Commentary
    Dec 2018

    How Should Physicians Use Their Authority to Name a Stigmatizing Diagnosis and Respond to a Patient’s Experience?

    Jane Bartels, MBBS and Christopher J. Ryan, MBBS, MHL
    When patients cannot give informed consent or refusal for antipsychotic medication, physicians must meet specific criteria to justify temporarily withholding a diagnosis.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(12):E1119-1125. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1119.
  • cscm3
    Case and Commentary
    Dec 2018

    When Should Iatrogenic Polypharmacy Be Considered a Disease?

    Christine Wieseler, PhD
    When symptoms of polypharmacy are consistent with those of difficult-to-diagnose disorders, reliable determinations about which drugs are necessary is critical.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(12):E1133-1138. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1133.
  • cscm2
    Case and Commentary
    Dec 2018

    How Forcefully Should Clinicians Encourage Treatment When Disagreement Persists About Obesity Risk?

    Stephanie L. Samuels, MD and Wilma C. Rossi, MD, MBE
    When a parent resists a physician's recommendation for a pediatric patient, physician-parent partnering can promote the patient's best interest and help encourage lifestyle changes.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(12):E1126-1132. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1126
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    Case and Commentary
    Nov 2018

    How Should a Physician Counsel a Vegan Patient With IBD Who Might Benefit From Supplements?

    Elizabeth Southworth and Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
    Vegan patients screened for vitamin and mineral deficiencies might benefit from supplements, but physicians are obliged to discuss lack of regulation in the supplement industry and possible risks.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(11):E1025-1032. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1025.
  • cscm1-1811
    Case and Commentary
    Nov 2018

    Should a Physician Offer Recommendations Based on Experience but Contrary to Current Practice Guidelines?

    Beth A. Lown, MD and Karen E. Victor, MD
    A lack of consensus guidelines or a belief that current evidence does not support such guidelines might be justified if a clinician expresses a commitment to patient-centered care and shared decision making.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(11):E1007-1016. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1007.
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    Case and Commentary
    Nov 2018

    How Should Clinicians Address a Parent’s False Belief Generated by Denial or Grief About How to Care Well for a Child?

    Conrad Krawiec, MD and Benjamin Levi, MD, PhD
    Parents’ false beliefs can be engaged respectfully to motivate deliberations about shared values and goals, but refusal of clinically indicated treatment could warrant reporting.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(11):E1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1017.
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    Case and Commentary
    Oct 2018

    How Should Physicians Help Patients Who Are Ill Because They Work in Agriculture?

    Nicole Civita, JD, LLM
    Farmworkers can become ill due to toxic exposure in their work environments. Recommending specific restrictions, educating patients on protection strategies, and partnering with agribusiness owners and allied health workers can drive development of alternatives to agricultural practices with health risks.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E932-940. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.932.
  • cscm1-1810
    Case and Commentary
    Oct 2018

    How Should Physicians Counsel Patients Who Live in Food Deserts?

    Annalynn Skipper, PhD, RDN
    Physicians can improve diets of patients who live in food deserts by providing nutrition materials, training in food preparation, and promoting nutritious food availability in communities where they practice.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E918-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.918.
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    Case and Commentary
    Oct 2018

    Do Infant Formula Giveaways Undermine or Support Women’s Choices?

    Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH and Anne Barnhill, PhD
    Health care organizations have obligations to support all patients mothering newborns in making informed choices about formula and breast feeding.
    AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E924-931. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.924.

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