Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Feb 2010 New Devices and Truly Informed Consent Charles Rosen, MD What information must patients receive to give truly informed consent for device implantation? Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):73-76. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.ccas1-1002. Case and Commentary Aug 2009 Deciding for Others: Limitations of Advance Directives, Substituted Judgment, and Best Interest, Commentary 2 Daniel J. Brauner, MD Advance directives do not always resolve questions about the best care for patients who no longer have decision-making capacity; physicians and patient surrogates can take alternative approaches to arrive at the best care decision. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):576-581. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas1-0908. Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Organ Donation: When Consent Confronts Refusal John C. Moskop, PhD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):40-44. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas2-0302. Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Does Patient Autonomy Outweigh Duty to Treat? Catherine A. Marco, MD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):37-39. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas1-0302. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Is Chronic Pain Treatment the Neurologist's Job? Erich Garland, MD Patients who are seeking pain management with opioids can be difficult for neurologists to manage. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):345-346. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas3-0408. Case and Commentary Nov 2004 Who Is That? Expanding the Clinical Encounter Vijaya Arekapudi, MD Patients need to completely understand the role of any non-medical personnel present during a procedure and have the right to refuse their attendance. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(11):486-487. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.11.ccas3-0411. Case and Commentary Jul 2024 How Should Risks and Benefits of Short-Acting Opioids Be Evaluated in the Care of Inpatients With OUD? Kathryn A. Dong, MD, MSc and Katherine M. Duthie, PhD, HEC-C Severe withdrawal, risk of patient-initiated discharge, and some inpatients’ uses of substances prompt questions considered in this commentary. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E512-519. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.512. Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 2 Amber Orr, JD, MPH An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):195-198. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207. Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 1 Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):191-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207 Case and Commentary Oct 1999 The Ethics of "Ghost" Surgery Audiey Kao, MD, PhD A case exploring whether it's appropriate for another surgeon to substitute when the treating surgeon is unavailable for surgery. Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(2):8-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.2.hlaw1-9910. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Current page 11
Case and Commentary Feb 2010 New Devices and Truly Informed Consent Charles Rosen, MD What information must patients receive to give truly informed consent for device implantation? Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):73-76. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.ccas1-1002.
Case and Commentary Aug 2009 Deciding for Others: Limitations of Advance Directives, Substituted Judgment, and Best Interest, Commentary 2 Daniel J. Brauner, MD Advance directives do not always resolve questions about the best care for patients who no longer have decision-making capacity; physicians and patient surrogates can take alternative approaches to arrive at the best care decision. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):576-581. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas1-0908.
Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Organ Donation: When Consent Confronts Refusal John C. Moskop, PhD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):40-44. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas2-0302.
Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Does Patient Autonomy Outweigh Duty to Treat? Catherine A. Marco, MD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):37-39. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas1-0302.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Is Chronic Pain Treatment the Neurologist's Job? Erich Garland, MD Patients who are seeking pain management with opioids can be difficult for neurologists to manage. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):345-346. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas3-0408.
Case and Commentary Nov 2004 Who Is That? Expanding the Clinical Encounter Vijaya Arekapudi, MD Patients need to completely understand the role of any non-medical personnel present during a procedure and have the right to refuse their attendance. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(11):486-487. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.11.ccas3-0411.
Case and Commentary Jul 2024 How Should Risks and Benefits of Short-Acting Opioids Be Evaluated in the Care of Inpatients With OUD? Kathryn A. Dong, MD, MSc and Katherine M. Duthie, PhD, HEC-C Severe withdrawal, risk of patient-initiated discharge, and some inpatients’ uses of substances prompt questions considered in this commentary. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E512-519. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.512.
Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 2 Amber Orr, JD, MPH An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):195-198. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207.
Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 1 Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):191-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207
Case and Commentary Oct 1999 The Ethics of "Ghost" Surgery Audiey Kao, MD, PhD A case exploring whether it's appropriate for another surgeon to substitute when the treating surgeon is unavailable for surgery. Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(2):8-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.2.hlaw1-9910.