Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 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 Dec 2016 Promoting Access to School-Based Services for Children’s Mental Health MaryKatherine Brueck Disparities in children’s mental health care could be addressed through expansion of school-based programs via passage of the Mental Health in Schools Act. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1218-1224. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.pfor1-1612.
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 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 Dec 2016 Promoting Access to School-Based Services for Children’s Mental Health MaryKatherine Brueck Disparities in children’s mental health care could be addressed through expansion of school-based programs via passage of the Mental Health in Schools Act. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1218-1224. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.pfor1-1612.