Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Feb 2021 How Should Physicians and Pharmacists Collaborate to Motivate Health Equity in Underserved Communities? Sara Shahdoost Moghadam, PharmD and Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, CDCES Physicians and pharmacists play key roles in addressing social determinants of health and health inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E117-126. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.117. Medical Education Mar 2019 Medical Students as Certified Interpreters Gabriela Aitken Many medical schools are associated with a free clinic. Students who speak and learn Spanish can help fill this gap. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E232-238. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.232. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256. Medicine and Society Apr 2023 Should Clinicians Care About How Food Behaviors Express Gender Identity? Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD Nutrition care processes account for a person’s biological sex characteristics but do not adequately address their gender. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E287-293. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.287. Health Law Dec 2023 Why Should Physicians Care About What Law Says About Turfing and Dumping Patients? Makenzie Doubek and Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE This manuscript canvasses clinical, legal, and ethical dimensions of turfing and dumping that deserve investigation. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E892-897. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.892.
Case and Commentary Feb 2021 How Should Physicians and Pharmacists Collaborate to Motivate Health Equity in Underserved Communities? Sara Shahdoost Moghadam, PharmD and Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, CDCES Physicians and pharmacists play key roles in addressing social determinants of health and health inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E117-126. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.117.
Medical Education Mar 2019 Medical Students as Certified Interpreters Gabriela Aitken Many medical schools are associated with a free clinic. Students who speak and learn Spanish can help fill this gap. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E232-238. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.232.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256.
Medicine and Society Apr 2023 Should Clinicians Care About How Food Behaviors Express Gender Identity? Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD Nutrition care processes account for a person’s biological sex characteristics but do not adequately address their gender. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E287-293. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.287.
Health Law Dec 2023 Why Should Physicians Care About What Law Says About Turfing and Dumping Patients? Makenzie Doubek and Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE This manuscript canvasses clinical, legal, and ethical dimensions of turfing and dumping that deserve investigation. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E892-897. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.892.