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 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 Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612. Case and Commentary May 2016 Process Matters: Notes on Bioethics Consultation Hannah I. Lipman, MD, MS and Tia Powell, MD In order to successfully resolve ethical conflicts, bioethics consultants must pay attention to process and heed stakeholders’ perspectives and values. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):485-492. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas2-1605. 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 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 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 Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612.
Case and Commentary May 2016 Process Matters: Notes on Bioethics Consultation Hannah I. Lipman, MD, MS and Tia Powell, MD In order to successfully resolve ethical conflicts, bioethics consultants must pay attention to process and heed stakeholders’ perspectives and values. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):485-492. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas2-1605.
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.