Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Feb 2023 What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us About Pediatric Iatrogenic Risk Katherine Pumphrey, MD, MHA and Jessica Hart, MD, MHQS Pediatricians have been forced to navigate diagnostic uncertainty, hospital closures, limited staffing, and new infection control guidelines. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E130-132. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.130. Policy Forum May 2005 The Other Side of Complexity: Faith, Health, and Humility Rev. Gary R. Gunderson, DMin Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):379-381. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.pfor1-0505. Policy Forum Oct 2004 The Universal Protocol Dennis S. O'Leary, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):456-458. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.pfor1-0410. Policy Forum Mar 2004 Content of Medical Error Disclosures Thomas H. Gallagher, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):132-135. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.pfor1-0403. Policy Forum Oct 2023 Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium Jennifer M. Connell, MD, Maria C. Duggan, MD, MPH, and Jo Ellen Wilson, MD, PhD, MPH Many organizations implement “cognitive friendly” policies to care for patients who are older adults. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E751-757. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.751. Policy Forum Aug 2017 What Do Clinicians Caring for Children Need to Know about Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress and the Ethics of Trauma-Informed Approaches? Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD and Lucas Butler, MD Trauma-informed care ensures ethical treatment for children experiencing physical or psychological distress associated with a medical event or procedure. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):793-801. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.pfor1-1708. Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610. Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002.
Policy Forum Feb 2023 What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us About Pediatric Iatrogenic Risk Katherine Pumphrey, MD, MHA and Jessica Hart, MD, MHQS Pediatricians have been forced to navigate diagnostic uncertainty, hospital closures, limited staffing, and new infection control guidelines. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E130-132. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.130.
Policy Forum May 2005 The Other Side of Complexity: Faith, Health, and Humility Rev. Gary R. Gunderson, DMin Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):379-381. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.pfor1-0505.
Policy Forum Oct 2004 The Universal Protocol Dennis S. O'Leary, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):456-458. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.pfor1-0410.
Policy Forum Mar 2004 Content of Medical Error Disclosures Thomas H. Gallagher, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):132-135. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.pfor1-0403.
Policy Forum Oct 2023 Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium Jennifer M. Connell, MD, Maria C. Duggan, MD, MPH, and Jo Ellen Wilson, MD, PhD, MPH Many organizations implement “cognitive friendly” policies to care for patients who are older adults. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E751-757. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.751.
Policy Forum Aug 2017 What Do Clinicians Caring for Children Need to Know about Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress and the Ethics of Trauma-Informed Approaches? Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD and Lucas Butler, MD Trauma-informed care ensures ethical treatment for children experiencing physical or psychological distress associated with a medical event or procedure. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):793-801. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.pfor1-1708.
Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610.
Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002.