Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Dec 2020 Inconsistency in Brain Death Determination Should Not Be Tolerated Erin Barnes, MD and David Greer, MD, MA Since 1995, the American Academy of Neurology has provided guidelines for brain death determination, but nationwide adherence to these guidelines has been incomplete. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1027-1032. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1027. Policy Forum Dec 2020 What Should We Do About the Mismatch Between Legal Criteria for Death and How Brain Death Is Diagnosed? Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and James L. Bernat, MD Criteria in statutes and tests used to diagnose brain death don’t always jibe, and this can undermine public trust in death pronouncements. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1038-1046. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1038. 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 Jan 2008 Wellness Programs: Legality, Fairness, and Relevance Laura D. Hermer, JD, LLM Wellness programs and health plan incentives may not be effective means for combating addiction and other lifestyle-related conditions. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(1):45-48. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.1.pfor1-0801.
Policy Forum Dec 2020 Inconsistency in Brain Death Determination Should Not Be Tolerated Erin Barnes, MD and David Greer, MD, MA Since 1995, the American Academy of Neurology has provided guidelines for brain death determination, but nationwide adherence to these guidelines has been incomplete. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1027-1032. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1027.
Policy Forum Dec 2020 What Should We Do About the Mismatch Between Legal Criteria for Death and How Brain Death Is Diagnosed? Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and James L. Bernat, MD Criteria in statutes and tests used to diagnose brain death don’t always jibe, and this can undermine public trust in death pronouncements. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1038-1046. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1038.
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 Jan 2008 Wellness Programs: Legality, Fairness, and Relevance Laura D. Hermer, JD, LLM Wellness programs and health plan incentives may not be effective means for combating addiction and other lifestyle-related conditions. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(1):45-48. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.1.pfor1-0801.