Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent AMA Code Says May 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Ethics of Life-Sustaining Technologies Rachel F. Harbut How should physicians researching life-sustaining technologies consider their duties to enrolled subjects? AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E416-420. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.416. Case and Commentary Dec 2019 Using the 4-S Framework to Guide Conversations With Patients About CRISPR Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD, MSc Empathic communication skills help motivate understanding of safety, significance of harms, impact on succeeding generations, and social consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1029-1035. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1029. Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036. Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Regard Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems to Facilitate Smoking Cessation? Thomas E. Novotny, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon) and May C. I. van Schalkwyk, MBBS, MPH Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E82-92. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.82. Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Expanding Ethics Review Processes to Include Community-Level Protections: A Case Study from Flint, Michigan Kent D. Key, MPH, PhD Community-based participatory research ensures that community protections, risks, and benefits are considered during ethical reviews of research protocols. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):989-998. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.ecas3-1710. Case and Commentary Jul 2017 How Should Clinicians Counsel a Woman with a Strong Family History of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease about Her Pregnancy? Marianna V. Mapes, Barbara M. O'Brien, MD, and Louise P. King, MD, JD Pregnant women at high risk for heritable diseases need support and nondirective genetic counseling. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):663-674. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas4-1707. From the Editor Nov 2013 The Empowered Patient: Consumerism in American Medicine Ravi B. Parikh Today, much of the information that doctors gain during medical school and residency can be accessed by patients at the click of a mouse. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):923-925. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.fred1-1311. Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Is Acute Care-Oriented Research Ethical in Resource-Limited Settings? Commentary 1 Anwar D. Jackson, MD In conducting research abroad, clinicians should treat community members with dignity and as research partners. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):978-982. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.ecas2-1710. Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Is Acute Care-Oriented Research Ethical in Resource-Limited Settings? Commentary 2 Harold W. Neighbors, PhD In conducting research abroad, clinicians should treat community members with dignity and as research partners. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):983-988. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.ecas2-1710. Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Shared Decision Making about IVF for Savior Siblings Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MSCI Decisions about whether to pursue IVF for savior siblings are difficult to make when probable success rates differ by clinic and evidence is lacking. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas4-1401. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
AMA Code Says May 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Ethics of Life-Sustaining Technologies Rachel F. Harbut How should physicians researching life-sustaining technologies consider their duties to enrolled subjects? AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E416-420. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.416.
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 Using the 4-S Framework to Guide Conversations With Patients About CRISPR Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD, MSc Empathic communication skills help motivate understanding of safety, significance of harms, impact on succeeding generations, and social consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1029-1035. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1029.
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036.
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Regard Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems to Facilitate Smoking Cessation? Thomas E. Novotny, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon) and May C. I. van Schalkwyk, MBBS, MPH Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E82-92. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.82.
Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Expanding Ethics Review Processes to Include Community-Level Protections: A Case Study from Flint, Michigan Kent D. Key, MPH, PhD Community-based participatory research ensures that community protections, risks, and benefits are considered during ethical reviews of research protocols. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):989-998. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.ecas3-1710.
Case and Commentary Jul 2017 How Should Clinicians Counsel a Woman with a Strong Family History of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease about Her Pregnancy? Marianna V. Mapes, Barbara M. O'Brien, MD, and Louise P. King, MD, JD Pregnant women at high risk for heritable diseases need support and nondirective genetic counseling. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):663-674. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas4-1707.
From the Editor Nov 2013 The Empowered Patient: Consumerism in American Medicine Ravi B. Parikh Today, much of the information that doctors gain during medical school and residency can be accessed by patients at the click of a mouse. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):923-925. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.fred1-1311.
Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Is Acute Care-Oriented Research Ethical in Resource-Limited Settings? Commentary 1 Anwar D. Jackson, MD In conducting research abroad, clinicians should treat community members with dignity and as research partners. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):978-982. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.ecas2-1710.
Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Is Acute Care-Oriented Research Ethical in Resource-Limited Settings? Commentary 2 Harold W. Neighbors, PhD In conducting research abroad, clinicians should treat community members with dignity and as research partners. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):983-988. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.ecas2-1710.
Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Shared Decision Making about IVF for Savior Siblings Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MSCI Decisions about whether to pursue IVF for savior siblings are difficult to make when probable success rates differ by clinic and evidence is lacking. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas4-1401.