Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Mar 2021 ¿Se pueden asignar equitativamente las derivaciones para atención no urgente del Servicio de Salud para Indígenas Estadounidenses? Hannah Wenger, MD and Jo Henderson-Frost, MD AMA J Ethics. 2021;E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.215. Case and Commentary Mar 2021 Can Indian Health Service Referrals for Nonemergent Care Be Allocated Equitably? Hannah Wenger, MD and Jo Henderson-Frost, MD Injustice is endemic to IHS operations when its stewards are forced to defer payment for patients’ nonemergent care. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(3):E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.215. Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607. Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674. Case and Commentary Feb 2008 Correctional Mental Health Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD The ethical, medical, and system-related obstacles to providing care for prisoners with severe mental illness and the considerations that should guide decisions about isolating them. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(2):92-95. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.2.ccas3-0802. Case and Commentary Dec 2007 On the Road: A Physician's Response to a Call for Voluntary Service James E. Kelley, PhD Fictional narrative of a physician who decides to leave the state for safety with his pregnant wife and son when a flu epidemic breaks out. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):806-810. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.conl1-0712. Case and Commentary Apr 2006 Changing the Rules in Times of Crisis: Do Desperate Times Allow Desperate Measures? Mona Loutfy, MD, MPH Clinical case examines the ethics of using an experimental drug in treating a patient who is dying from a SARS-like virus. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(4):214-218. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.4.ccas4-0604. 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Mar 2021 ¿Se pueden asignar equitativamente las derivaciones para atención no urgente del Servicio de Salud para Indígenas Estadounidenses? Hannah Wenger, MD and Jo Henderson-Frost, MD AMA J Ethics. 2021;E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.215.
Case and Commentary Mar 2021 Can Indian Health Service Referrals for Nonemergent Care Be Allocated Equitably? Hannah Wenger, MD and Jo Henderson-Frost, MD Injustice is endemic to IHS operations when its stewards are forced to defer payment for patients’ nonemergent care. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(3):E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.215.
Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607.
Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674.
Case and Commentary Feb 2008 Correctional Mental Health Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD The ethical, medical, and system-related obstacles to providing care for prisoners with severe mental illness and the considerations that should guide decisions about isolating them. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(2):92-95. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.2.ccas3-0802.
Case and Commentary Dec 2007 On the Road: A Physician's Response to a Call for Voluntary Service James E. Kelley, PhD Fictional narrative of a physician who decides to leave the state for safety with his pregnant wife and son when a flu epidemic breaks out. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):806-810. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.conl1-0712.
Case and Commentary Apr 2006 Changing the Rules in Times of Crisis: Do Desperate Times Allow Desperate Measures? Mona Loutfy, MD, MPH Clinical case examines the ethics of using an experimental drug in treating a patient who is dying from a SARS-like virus. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(4):214-218. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.4.ccas4-0604.
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.