Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Sep 2016 Overcoming Legal Impediments to Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Marshall B. Kapp, MPH, JD The separation of dental and medical care is a medical ethics issue because it negatively impacts vulnerable populations who lack access to dental care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):861-868. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer1-1609. Policy Forum Mar 2017 The Role of Universal Health Literacy Precautions in Minimizing “Medspeak” and Promoting Shared Decision Making Lara Killian, MA, MLIS and Margo Coletti, AMLS Follow simple rules, such as checking whether patients comprehend what they’ve been told, to help patients overcome barriers posed by clinical jargon. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):296-303. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.pfor1-1703. Policy Forum Jul 2017 Should Potential Risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Be Discussed with Young Athletes? Kimberly Hornbeck, MD, Kevin Walter, MD, and Matthew Myrvik, PhD Young athletes benefit from participating in decision making about whether to participate in contact sports. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):686-692. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.pfor1-1707.
Policy Forum Sep 2016 Overcoming Legal Impediments to Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Marshall B. Kapp, MPH, JD The separation of dental and medical care is a medical ethics issue because it negatively impacts vulnerable populations who lack access to dental care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):861-868. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer1-1609.
Policy Forum Mar 2017 The Role of Universal Health Literacy Precautions in Minimizing “Medspeak” and Promoting Shared Decision Making Lara Killian, MA, MLIS and Margo Coletti, AMLS Follow simple rules, such as checking whether patients comprehend what they’ve been told, to help patients overcome barriers posed by clinical jargon. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):296-303. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.pfor1-1703.
Policy Forum Jul 2017 Should Potential Risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Be Discussed with Young Athletes? Kimberly Hornbeck, MD, Kevin Walter, MD, and Matthew Myrvik, PhD Young athletes benefit from participating in decision making about whether to participate in contact sports. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):686-692. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.pfor1-1707.