Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jun 2018 Should Cosmetic Outcome Influence Discussions about Goals of Care for Severely Burned Patients? Yuk Ming Liu, MD and Kathleen Skipton Romanowski, MD Withdrawing care for cosmetic reasons in cases of severe burns is examined in light of ethical principles guiding surrogates’ and clinicians’ roles. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):546-551. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.cscm3-1806. Case and Commentary Nov 1999 Who Makes Contraceptive Decisions for Adolescents? Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(3):18-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.3.hlaw1-9911. Case and Commentary Oct 2008 Physician and Parental Decision Making in Newborn Resuscitation, Commentary 1 Eric C. Eichenwald, MD After the infant’s birth, the neonatologist’s first duty is to his or her patient—the newly born infant. If clinical circumstances are different than anticipated, the physician must first consider the best interests of the baby. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):616-620. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.ccas1-0810. Case and Commentary May 2018 How Should Complex Communication Responsibilities Be Distributed in Surgical Education Settings? Bradley M. Dennis, MD and Allan B. Peetz, MD Goals-of-care conversations in the trauma setting are rendered complex by patient, physician, surrogate, and system-specific factors. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):431-438. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.ecas2-1805. Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose? Katrina Furey, MD and Kirsten Wilkins, MD Off-label prescribing of drugs is appropriate when their use is in the patient’s best interest on the basis of credible, published scientific data. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):587-593. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas3-1606. Case and Commentary Jan 2002 Balancing Parental Wishes and Medical Judgment Joal Hill, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.1.ccas1-0201. Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606. 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 Oct 2021 When Should Neuroendovascular Care for Patients With Acute Stroke Be Palliative? Michael J. Young, MD, MPhil, Robert W. Regenhardt, MD, PhD, Leonard L. Sokol, MD, and Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, MD For some patients whose survival is extended by disease-modifying interventions, little guidance about clinical and ethical complexities exist. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E783-793. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.783. Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jun 2018 Should Cosmetic Outcome Influence Discussions about Goals of Care for Severely Burned Patients? Yuk Ming Liu, MD and Kathleen Skipton Romanowski, MD Withdrawing care for cosmetic reasons in cases of severe burns is examined in light of ethical principles guiding surrogates’ and clinicians’ roles. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):546-551. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.cscm3-1806.
Case and Commentary Nov 1999 Who Makes Contraceptive Decisions for Adolescents? Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(3):18-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.3.hlaw1-9911.
Case and Commentary Oct 2008 Physician and Parental Decision Making in Newborn Resuscitation, Commentary 1 Eric C. Eichenwald, MD After the infant’s birth, the neonatologist’s first duty is to his or her patient—the newly born infant. If clinical circumstances are different than anticipated, the physician must first consider the best interests of the baby. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):616-620. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.ccas1-0810.
Case and Commentary May 2018 How Should Complex Communication Responsibilities Be Distributed in Surgical Education Settings? Bradley M. Dennis, MD and Allan B. Peetz, MD Goals-of-care conversations in the trauma setting are rendered complex by patient, physician, surrogate, and system-specific factors. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):431-438. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.ecas2-1805.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose? Katrina Furey, MD and Kirsten Wilkins, MD Off-label prescribing of drugs is appropriate when their use is in the patient’s best interest on the basis of credible, published scientific data. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):587-593. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas3-1606.
Case and Commentary Jan 2002 Balancing Parental Wishes and Medical Judgment Joal Hill, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.1.ccas1-0201.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606.
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 Oct 2021 When Should Neuroendovascular Care for Patients With Acute Stroke Be Palliative? Michael J. Young, MD, MPhil, Robert W. Regenhardt, MD, PhD, Leonard L. Sokol, MD, and Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, MD For some patients whose survival is extended by disease-modifying interventions, little guidance about clinical and ethical complexities exist. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E783-793. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.783.
Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919.