Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986. Case and Commentary Jan 2021 How Should a Physician Respond to Discovering Her Patient Has Been Forcibly Sterilized? Rebecca Kluchin, PhD Sterilization requires physicians’ surgical skills. Forced sterilization requires many clinicians’ complicity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(1):E18-25. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.18. Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Who Should Implement Force When It’s Needed and How Should It Be Done Compassionately? Matthew Lin, MD Covert medication administration might be as forceful as physical or chemical restraint for patients lacking insight. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E311-317. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.311. 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 Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847. Case and Commentary Oct 2020 What Should Physicians Consider About American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Reproductive Freedom? Felina Cordova-Marks, DrPH, MPH, Nikki Fennimore, MD, Amanda Bruegl, MD, and Jennifer Erdrich, MD, MPH For patients historically stripped of control over their reproductive health, consideration of past violations and transparent discussion are key. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(10):E845-850. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.845. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Surgeons Consider Emerging Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics? Ava G. Chappell, MD and Chad M. Teven, MD This article considers which risks AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose for safety, confidentiality, informed consent, and surgical training. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E589-597. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.589. Case and Commentary Oct 2023 How to Draw on Narrative to Mitigate Ageism William Smith, MD, MBA, MPH, David Elkin, MD, MSL, and Art Walaszek, MD Ageism is so structurally integrated and normalized in US health care that it is generally unnoticed by many clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E745-750. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.745. Case and Commentary Feb 2024 Which Factors Matter Most When Using Vaccines to Combat Zoonoses? Erica Kaufman West, MD Zoonoses are infectious diseases that pass from an animal to a human and now constitute the majority of new and emerging infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E103-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.103. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.
Case and Commentary Jan 2021 How Should a Physician Respond to Discovering Her Patient Has Been Forcibly Sterilized? Rebecca Kluchin, PhD Sterilization requires physicians’ surgical skills. Forced sterilization requires many clinicians’ complicity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(1):E18-25. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.18.
Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Who Should Implement Force When It’s Needed and How Should It Be Done Compassionately? Matthew Lin, MD Covert medication administration might be as forceful as physical or chemical restraint for patients lacking insight. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E311-317. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.311.
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 Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847.
Case and Commentary Oct 2020 What Should Physicians Consider About American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Reproductive Freedom? Felina Cordova-Marks, DrPH, MPH, Nikki Fennimore, MD, Amanda Bruegl, MD, and Jennifer Erdrich, MD, MPH For patients historically stripped of control over their reproductive health, consideration of past violations and transparent discussion are key. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(10):E845-850. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.845.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Surgeons Consider Emerging Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics? Ava G. Chappell, MD and Chad M. Teven, MD This article considers which risks AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose for safety, confidentiality, informed consent, and surgical training. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E589-597. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.589.
Case and Commentary Oct 2023 How to Draw on Narrative to Mitigate Ageism William Smith, MD, MBA, MPH, David Elkin, MD, MSL, and Art Walaszek, MD Ageism is so structurally integrated and normalized in US health care that it is generally unnoticed by many clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E745-750. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.745.
Case and Commentary Feb 2024 Which Factors Matter Most When Using Vaccines to Combat Zoonoses? Erica Kaufman West, MD Zoonoses are infectious diseases that pass from an animal to a human and now constitute the majority of new and emerging infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E103-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.103.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244.