Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Oct 2005 Teens Deserve More than Abstinence-Only Education Debra Hauser Adolescents should receive comprehensive sex education that includes information about both sexual abstinence and contraception. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):710-715. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.oped2-0510. Viewpoint Oct 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics Report on Adolescent Pregnancy: Harmful by Omission Joe S. McIlhaney Jr., MD A physicians urges pediatricians to discuss the risks of engaging in sexual behavior with adolescents and encourage them to practice abstinence. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):705-709. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.oped1-0510. Viewpoint Dec 2005 Citizen MD Paul Costello Physicians need to become more involved in the public debate regarding issues of medicine, science, and evolution. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):836-839. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.oped1-0512. Viewpoint Jan 2004 Physician Activism: An Obligation or Filler for Spare Time? Nancy W. Dickey, MD A past president of the AMA discusses the obligations of physicians to participate in health and social activism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):63-65. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped2-0401. Viewpoint Jan 2004 Activism? Yes! The AMA? Maybe Not Howard Brody, MD, PhD Physician organizations have an ethical obligation to advocate for general improvement of public health, even if it is sometimes at the expense of interests of medical professionals. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):60-62. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped1-0401. Viewpoint Mar 2004 Law, Health Care, and Ethics: Detoxifying the Lethal Mix Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD A physician argues that a systems analysis approach to medical errors must be widely used to improve health system safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):146-149. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped1-0403. Viewpoint Mar 2004 Lessons from the Worst-Case Scenario Erin Egan, MD, JD A system of physician self-regulation will help ensure patient safety and quality medical care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):150-152. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped2-0403. Viewpoint Jul 2004 Reviving Ethics in Sports through Physician Leadership Andrew Pipe, CM, MD Sports medicine physicians are in a unique position to advocate on behalf of athletes for safe and ethical play. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):330-332. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.oped1-0407 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3
Viewpoint Oct 2005 Teens Deserve More than Abstinence-Only Education Debra Hauser Adolescents should receive comprehensive sex education that includes information about both sexual abstinence and contraception. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):710-715. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.oped2-0510.
Viewpoint Oct 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics Report on Adolescent Pregnancy: Harmful by Omission Joe S. McIlhaney Jr., MD A physicians urges pediatricians to discuss the risks of engaging in sexual behavior with adolescents and encourage them to practice abstinence. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):705-709. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.oped1-0510.
Viewpoint Dec 2005 Citizen MD Paul Costello Physicians need to become more involved in the public debate regarding issues of medicine, science, and evolution. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):836-839. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.oped1-0512.
Viewpoint Jan 2004 Physician Activism: An Obligation or Filler for Spare Time? Nancy W. Dickey, MD A past president of the AMA discusses the obligations of physicians to participate in health and social activism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):63-65. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped2-0401.
Viewpoint Jan 2004 Activism? Yes! The AMA? Maybe Not Howard Brody, MD, PhD Physician organizations have an ethical obligation to advocate for general improvement of public health, even if it is sometimes at the expense of interests of medical professionals. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):60-62. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped1-0401.
Viewpoint Mar 2004 Law, Health Care, and Ethics: Detoxifying the Lethal Mix Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD A physician argues that a systems analysis approach to medical errors must be widely used to improve health system safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):146-149. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped1-0403.
Viewpoint Mar 2004 Lessons from the Worst-Case Scenario Erin Egan, MD, JD A system of physician self-regulation will help ensure patient safety and quality medical care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):150-152. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped2-0403.
Viewpoint Jul 2004 Reviving Ethics in Sports through Physician Leadership Andrew Pipe, CM, MD Sports medicine physicians are in a unique position to advocate on behalf of athletes for safe and ethical play. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):330-332. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.oped1-0407