Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Considering Decision Making and Sexuality in Menstrual Suppression of Teens and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Kruti Acharya, MD and John D. Lantos, MD A guardian’s request to sterilize a woman with intellectual disabilities is not ethically justifiable unless the woman assents and it is to her benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas2-1604. Case and Commentary Aug 2006 Prescribing a Teratogenic Medication Jeffrey M. Weinberg, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(8):495-498. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.8.ccas3-0608. Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Limits of Youth Sports Training, Commentary 1 David T. Bernhardt, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):293-297. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas1-0407. Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Limits of Youth Sports Training, Commentary 2 Lyle J. Micheli, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):295-297. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas1-0407. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408. Case and Commentary Aug 2003 Faith-Based Decisions: Parents Who Refuse Appropriate Care for Their Children, Commentary 2 William E. Novotny, MD and Ronald M. Perkin, MD, MA Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):296-299. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas1-0308. Case and Commentary Feb 2012 Protecting the Confidentiality of Sexually Active Adolescents Xiomara M. Santos, MD Doctors should do everything they can to protect an adolescent's confidentiality, but lying to the patient's parents is not acceptable. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(2):99-104. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.2.ccas2-1202. Case and Commentary Feb 2009 Youth Violence: Effective Screening and Prevention Lauren K. Whiteside, MD and Rebecca M. Cunningham, MD Physicians can manage and treat probable victims of gang violence without breaching the youth’s confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):117-123. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.ccas3-0902.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Considering Decision Making and Sexuality in Menstrual Suppression of Teens and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Kruti Acharya, MD and John D. Lantos, MD A guardian’s request to sterilize a woman with intellectual disabilities is not ethically justifiable unless the woman assents and it is to her benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas2-1604.
Case and Commentary Aug 2006 Prescribing a Teratogenic Medication Jeffrey M. Weinberg, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(8):495-498. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.8.ccas3-0608.
Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Limits of Youth Sports Training, Commentary 1 David T. Bernhardt, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):293-297. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas1-0407.
Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Limits of Youth Sports Training, Commentary 2 Lyle J. Micheli, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):295-297. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas1-0407.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408.
Case and Commentary Aug 2003 Faith-Based Decisions: Parents Who Refuse Appropriate Care for Their Children, Commentary 2 William E. Novotny, MD and Ronald M. Perkin, MD, MA Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(8):296-299. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas1-0308.
Case and Commentary Feb 2012 Protecting the Confidentiality of Sexually Active Adolescents Xiomara M. Santos, MD Doctors should do everything they can to protect an adolescent's confidentiality, but lying to the patient's parents is not acceptable. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(2):99-104. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.2.ccas2-1202.
Case and Commentary Feb 2009 Youth Violence: Effective Screening and Prevention Lauren K. Whiteside, MD and Rebecca M. Cunningham, MD Physicians can manage and treat probable victims of gang violence without breaching the youth’s confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):117-123. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.ccas3-0902.