Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary Jul 2023 Why We Need to Stop Labeling Behaviors Influencing a Person’s Weight Ideal or Healthy Madeline Ward, PhD Healthist views about body shape and weight are oppressive and lead to pernicious harms, especially to members of vulnerable groups. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E472-477. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.472. Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612. Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 2 Michael Godkin, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):811-813. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612. Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703. Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Why It’s Unjust to Expect Location-Specific, Language-Specific, or Population-Specific Service from Students with Underrepresented Minority or Low-Income Backgrounds Barret Michalec, PhD, Maria Athina Martimianakis, PhD, Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH, and Frederic W. Hafferty, PhD Expectations implicit in medical school funding and professional socialization lead underrepresented minorities to work with underserved populations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):238-244. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas1-1703.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary Jul 2023 Why We Need to Stop Labeling Behaviors Influencing a Person’s Weight Ideal or Healthy Madeline Ward, PhD Healthist views about body shape and weight are oppressive and lead to pernicious harms, especially to members of vulnerable groups. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E472-477. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.472.
Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612.
Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 2 Michael Godkin, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):811-813. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612.
Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703.
Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Why It’s Unjust to Expect Location-Specific, Language-Specific, or Population-Specific Service from Students with Underrepresented Minority or Low-Income Backgrounds Barret Michalec, PhD, Maria Athina Martimianakis, PhD, Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH, and Frederic W. Hafferty, PhD Expectations implicit in medical school funding and professional socialization lead underrepresented minorities to work with underserved populations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):238-244. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas1-1703.