Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Needlestick Protocols Influence Documentation or Disclosure of a Patient’s HIV Status? Shaoli Chaudhuri, MD, MPH, Raaka Kumbhakar, MD, and Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH Heightened privacy and confidentiality stakes generate unique anonymity and nondisclosure policies and practices for HIV. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.376. Case and Commentary May 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond if Patient HIV Denial Could Exacerbate Racial Health Inequities? Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc Deception’s justifiability might depend on clinicians’ commitment to solidarity and awareness of social determinants of patients’ vulnerability to HIV infection. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E382-387. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.382. Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Patients Who Receive Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault Be Considered for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV? Michela Blain, MD and Julia C. Dombrowski, MD, MPH Patient-centered care means offering potentially beneficial interventions while avoiding retraumatizing a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E388-393. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.388. Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405. Case and Commentary Sep 2010 Mandated Influenza Vaccines and Health Care Workers’ Autonomy Andrew C. Miller, MD and David W. Ross, MD, JD An opt-out policy for vaccinating health care workers against influenza may be more ethical and effective than mandated vaccination. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(9):706-710. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.9.ccas2-1009. Case and Commentary May 2024 Should Antimicrobial Resistance Limit Access to an Organ Transplant? Andrew Courtwright, MD, PhD This article discusses fiduciary obligations transplant programs might have to patients with B cenocepacia. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(5):E367-372. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.367.
Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Needlestick Protocols Influence Documentation or Disclosure of a Patient’s HIV Status? Shaoli Chaudhuri, MD, MPH, Raaka Kumbhakar, MD, and Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH Heightened privacy and confidentiality stakes generate unique anonymity and nondisclosure policies and practices for HIV. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.376.
Case and Commentary May 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond if Patient HIV Denial Could Exacerbate Racial Health Inequities? Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc Deception’s justifiability might depend on clinicians’ commitment to solidarity and awareness of social determinants of patients’ vulnerability to HIV infection. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E382-387. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.382.
Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Patients Who Receive Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault Be Considered for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV? Michela Blain, MD and Julia C. Dombrowski, MD, MPH Patient-centered care means offering potentially beneficial interventions while avoiding retraumatizing a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E388-393. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.388.
Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405.
Case and Commentary Sep 2010 Mandated Influenza Vaccines and Health Care Workers’ Autonomy Andrew C. Miller, MD and David W. Ross, MD, JD An opt-out policy for vaccinating health care workers against influenza may be more ethical and effective than mandated vaccination. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(9):706-710. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.9.ccas2-1009.
Case and Commentary May 2024 Should Antimicrobial Resistance Limit Access to an Organ Transplant? Andrew Courtwright, MD, PhD This article discusses fiduciary obligations transplant programs might have to patients with B cenocepacia. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(5):E367-372. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.367.