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 Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566. Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Clinicians Minimize Bias When Responding to Suspicions About Child Abuse? Megan M. Letson, MD, MEd and Kristin G. Crichton, DO, MPH Following evidence-based approaches to evaluating and reporting suspicion of child maltreatment can help minimize bias and promote equity. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E93-99. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.93. Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Race and Resource Context Influence How Neglect Is Considered by Clinicians? David Kelly, JD, MA and Jerry Milner, DSW Separation of children from their parents is one possible traumatizing consequence of a mandated report, which is not to be taken lightly. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E100-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.100. Case and Commentary Jan 2017 Physician Encounters with Human Trafficking: Legal Consequences and Ethical Considerations Jonathan Todres, JD Physicians caring for trafficking victims should know about applicable criminal and human rights law and mandatory reporting requirements. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):16-22. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas2-1701. Case and Commentary Aug 2003 Spare the Rod and Save the Child, Commentary 1 Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH and Robert Kamei, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):300-304. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas2-0308. Case and Commentary Aug 2003 Spare the Rod and Save the Child, Commentary 2 Arthur F. Kohrman, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):305-307. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas2-0308. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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 Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566.
Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Clinicians Minimize Bias When Responding to Suspicions About Child Abuse? Megan M. Letson, MD, MEd and Kristin G. Crichton, DO, MPH Following evidence-based approaches to evaluating and reporting suspicion of child maltreatment can help minimize bias and promote equity. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E93-99. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.93.
Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Race and Resource Context Influence How Neglect Is Considered by Clinicians? David Kelly, JD, MA and Jerry Milner, DSW Separation of children from their parents is one possible traumatizing consequence of a mandated report, which is not to be taken lightly. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E100-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.100.
Case and Commentary Jan 2017 Physician Encounters with Human Trafficking: Legal Consequences and Ethical Considerations Jonathan Todres, JD Physicians caring for trafficking victims should know about applicable criminal and human rights law and mandatory reporting requirements. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):16-22. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas2-1701.
Case and Commentary Aug 2003 Spare the Rod and Save the Child, Commentary 1 Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH and Robert Kamei, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):300-304. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas2-0308.
Case and Commentary Aug 2003 Spare the Rod and Save the Child, Commentary 2 Arthur F. Kohrman, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):305-307. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas2-0308.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655.