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 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 2020 Should a Good Risk Manager Worry About Cost and Price Transparency in Health Care? Josh Charles Hyatt, DHSc, MHL, MBE(c) and Stephen L. Newman, MD, MBA Once focused on hospital liability, risk managers now navigate a broader set of enterprise risk management responsibilities. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E924-932. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.924. Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Public Health Officials Respond When Important Local Rituals Increase Risk of Contagion? Esther Mokuwa, MSc and Paul Richards, PhD, MA During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E5-9. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.5. Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Is Iatrogenic Harm Negligent? Ramya Sampath All harm resulting from negligence is iatrogenic, but not all iatrogenic injury is negligent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E735-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.735. Case and Commentary Jan 2017 Physician Encounters with Human Trafficking: Legal Consequences and Ethical Considerations Jonathan Todres, JD Physicians caring for trafficking victims should know about applicable criminal and human rights law and mandatory reporting requirements. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):16-22. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas2-1701. Case and Commentary Jul 2017 How Should Clinicians Counsel a Woman with a Strong Family History of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease about Her Pregnancy? Marianna V. Mapes, Barbara M. O'Brien, MD, and Louise P. King, MD, JD Pregnant women at high risk for heritable diseases need support and nondirective genetic counseling. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):663-674. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas4-1707. From the Editor Nov 2013 The Empowered Patient: Consumerism in American Medicine Ravi B. Parikh Today, much of the information that doctors gain during medical school and residency can be accessed by patients at the click of a mouse. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):923-925. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.fred1-1311. Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Duty to Report: An HIV Diagnosis Abraham P. Schwab, MA Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):48-52. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas9-0501. Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Shared Decision Making about IVF for Savior Siblings Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MSCI Decisions about whether to pursue IVF for savior siblings are difficult to make when probable success rates differ by clinic and evidence is lacking. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas4-1401. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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 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 2020 Should a Good Risk Manager Worry About Cost and Price Transparency in Health Care? Josh Charles Hyatt, DHSc, MHL, MBE(c) and Stephen L. Newman, MD, MBA Once focused on hospital liability, risk managers now navigate a broader set of enterprise risk management responsibilities. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E924-932. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.924.
Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Public Health Officials Respond When Important Local Rituals Increase Risk of Contagion? Esther Mokuwa, MSc and Paul Richards, PhD, MA During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E5-9. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.5.
Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Is Iatrogenic Harm Negligent? Ramya Sampath All harm resulting from negligence is iatrogenic, but not all iatrogenic injury is negligent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E735-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.735.
Case and Commentary Jan 2017 Physician Encounters with Human Trafficking: Legal Consequences and Ethical Considerations Jonathan Todres, JD Physicians caring for trafficking victims should know about applicable criminal and human rights law and mandatory reporting requirements. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):16-22. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas2-1701.
Case and Commentary Jul 2017 How Should Clinicians Counsel a Woman with a Strong Family History of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease about Her Pregnancy? Marianna V. Mapes, Barbara M. O'Brien, MD, and Louise P. King, MD, JD Pregnant women at high risk for heritable diseases need support and nondirective genetic counseling. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):663-674. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas4-1707.
From the Editor Nov 2013 The Empowered Patient: Consumerism in American Medicine Ravi B. Parikh Today, much of the information that doctors gain during medical school and residency can be accessed by patients at the click of a mouse. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):923-925. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.fred1-1311.
Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Duty to Report: An HIV Diagnosis Abraham P. Schwab, MA Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):48-52. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas9-0501.
Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Shared Decision Making about IVF for Savior Siblings Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MSCI Decisions about whether to pursue IVF for savior siblings are difficult to make when probable success rates differ by clinic and evidence is lacking. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas4-1401.