Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Aug 2020 Revisiting the WHO Analgesic Ladder for Surgical Management of Pain Laura Stone McGuire, MD and Konstantin Slavin, MD A 3-step analgesic ladder was introduced in 1986 and needs change. Surgical interventions could reduce opioid use and motivate expansion of current pain management approaches. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E695-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.695. Health Law May 2022 Does Regulating Dietary Supplements as Food in a World of Social Media Influencers Promote Public Safety? Joshua J. Klein and Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE Weaknesses in regulatory approaches to negligent misrepresentation claims about dietary supplements can have clinical and public health consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E396-401. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.396. Policy Forum May 2022 What Should Dietary Supplement Oversight Look Like in the US? Elizabeth Richardson, MSc, Farzana Akkas, MSc, and Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD Statutory limitations prevent the FDA from effectively regulating dietary supplements and have generated numerous calls for reform. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E402-409. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.402. Policy Forum May 2022 Which Features of Dietary Supplement Industry, Product Trends, and Regulation Deserve Physicians’ Attention? Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD and AMA Council on Science and Public Health Illegal, fraudulent, adulterated, or improperly labeled products should be regarded as sources of possible clinical and ethical harm to patients. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E410-418. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.410. Health Law May 2022 ¿La regulación de suplementos dietéticos como alimentos promueve la seguridad pública en un mundo de influentes en redes sociales? Joshua Klein and Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE Weaknesses in regulatory approaches to negligent misrepresentation claims about dietary can have clinical and public health consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2022;E396-401. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.396. Policy Forum Jun 2017 Strategies for Promoting High-Quality Care and Personal Resilience in Palliative Care Katherine E. Heinze, PhD, RN, Heidi K. Holtz, PhD, RN, and Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, RN Incorporate palliative care ethics into research, education, practice, and systems design to reduce moral distress. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(6):601-607. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.pfor2-1706. 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 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 Aug 2020 Revisiting the WHO Analgesic Ladder for Surgical Management of Pain Laura Stone McGuire, MD and Konstantin Slavin, MD A 3-step analgesic ladder was introduced in 1986 and needs change. Surgical interventions could reduce opioid use and motivate expansion of current pain management approaches. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E695-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.695.
Health Law May 2022 Does Regulating Dietary Supplements as Food in a World of Social Media Influencers Promote Public Safety? Joshua J. Klein and Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE Weaknesses in regulatory approaches to negligent misrepresentation claims about dietary supplements can have clinical and public health consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E396-401. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.396.
Policy Forum May 2022 What Should Dietary Supplement Oversight Look Like in the US? Elizabeth Richardson, MSc, Farzana Akkas, MSc, and Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD Statutory limitations prevent the FDA from effectively regulating dietary supplements and have generated numerous calls for reform. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E402-409. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.402.
Policy Forum May 2022 Which Features of Dietary Supplement Industry, Product Trends, and Regulation Deserve Physicians’ Attention? Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD and AMA Council on Science and Public Health Illegal, fraudulent, adulterated, or improperly labeled products should be regarded as sources of possible clinical and ethical harm to patients. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E410-418. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.410.
Health Law May 2022 ¿La regulación de suplementos dietéticos como alimentos promueve la seguridad pública en un mundo de influentes en redes sociales? Joshua Klein and Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE Weaknesses in regulatory approaches to negligent misrepresentation claims about dietary can have clinical and public health consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2022;E396-401. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.396.
Policy Forum Jun 2017 Strategies for Promoting High-Quality Care and Personal Resilience in Palliative Care Katherine E. Heinze, PhD, RN, Heidi K. Holtz, PhD, RN, and Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, RN Incorporate palliative care ethics into research, education, practice, and systems design to reduce moral distress. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(6):601-607. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.pfor2-1706.
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 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.