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 Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. Case and Commentary Jul 2022 Is a Video Worth a Thousand Words? Laura Kolbe, MD, MPhil, Ryan H. Nelson, PhD, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, Olivia Schuman, PhD, and Inmaculada de Melo-Martín, PhD, MS When clinicians engage surrogates in video calls showing the patient’s body, several competing ethical questions must be considered. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E549-555. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.549. 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 Oct 2023 According to Which Criteria Should Telemental Health Be Deemed Elder Inclusive? Joseph O. Aderemi, MD and Esther Akinyemi, MD Telehealth offers access and quality opportunities for some patients with mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E740-744. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.740. 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 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 2 Michael Godkin, PhD Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):811-813. 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 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612.
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 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
Case and Commentary Jul 2022 Is a Video Worth a Thousand Words? Laura Kolbe, MD, MPhil, Ryan H. Nelson, PhD, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, Olivia Schuman, PhD, and Inmaculada de Melo-Martín, PhD, MS When clinicians engage surrogates in video calls showing the patient’s body, several competing ethical questions must be considered. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E549-555. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.549.
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 Oct 2023 According to Which Criteria Should Telemental Health Be Deemed Elder Inclusive? Joseph O. Aderemi, MD and Esther Akinyemi, MD Telehealth offers access and quality opportunities for some patients with mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E740-744. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.740.
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 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 2 Michael Godkin, PhD Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):811-813. 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 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612.