Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869. Policy Forum Sep 2019 How Should Public Health Schools Help Meet Millennium Development Goals in Latin America? Taryn Clark, MD, Julia Terle, MD, and Robert H. Gilman, MD Four MDGs directly concern public health, and public health schools should be involved in meeting them. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(9):E788-795. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.788. Policy Forum Apr 2020 Should Surgeons or Anesthesiologists Manage Perioperative Pain Protocols? Patricia Doerr, MD and Brooke Chidgey, MD Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) protocols vary by surgery type and are compared, clinically and ethically, to traditional protocols. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E319-324. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.319. Policy Forum Jun 2018 Defining Adequate Quality and Safety Metrics for Burn Care Laura S. Johnson, MD and Jeffrey W. Shupp, MD Burn care physicians must walk a fine line between providing individualized care and applying population-based quality metrics. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):567-574. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.pfor1-1806. Policy Forum Nov 2016 Affirmative and Responsible Health Care for People with Nonconforming Gender Identities and Expressions Kristen L. Eckstrand, MD, PhD, Henry Ng, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Potter, MD Physicians should extend gender-affirming treatment to gender-nonconforming people, who experience discrimination and health disparities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1107-1118. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.pfor1-1611. Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704. Policy Forum Mar 2009 Responsibility and Collaboration in Health Team Care Kelly Dineen, RN, JD Physicians are responsible for overseeing and collaborating with the expanded health care delivery team. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):247-252. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.pfor1-0903.
Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869.
Policy Forum Sep 2019 How Should Public Health Schools Help Meet Millennium Development Goals in Latin America? Taryn Clark, MD, Julia Terle, MD, and Robert H. Gilman, MD Four MDGs directly concern public health, and public health schools should be involved in meeting them. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(9):E788-795. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.788.
Policy Forum Apr 2020 Should Surgeons or Anesthesiologists Manage Perioperative Pain Protocols? Patricia Doerr, MD and Brooke Chidgey, MD Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) protocols vary by surgery type and are compared, clinically and ethically, to traditional protocols. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E319-324. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.319.
Policy Forum Jun 2018 Defining Adequate Quality and Safety Metrics for Burn Care Laura S. Johnson, MD and Jeffrey W. Shupp, MD Burn care physicians must walk a fine line between providing individualized care and applying population-based quality metrics. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):567-574. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.pfor1-1806.
Policy Forum Nov 2016 Affirmative and Responsible Health Care for People with Nonconforming Gender Identities and Expressions Kristen L. Eckstrand, MD, PhD, Henry Ng, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Potter, MD Physicians should extend gender-affirming treatment to gender-nonconforming people, who experience discrimination and health disparities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1107-1118. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.pfor1-1611.
Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704.
Policy Forum Mar 2009 Responsibility and Collaboration in Health Team Care Kelly Dineen, RN, JD Physicians are responsible for overseeing and collaborating with the expanded health care delivery team. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):247-252. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.pfor1-0903.