Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602. Viewpoint Jan 2022 How Medical-Dental EHR Integration Can Improve Diabetes Care Neel Shimpi, BDS, MM, PhD, Elizabeth Buchanan, PhD, and Amit Acharya, BDS, MS, PhD Poor oral health has been neglected as a public health threat, despite recognition as “epidemic” in scale by the US Office of the Surgeon General. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(1):E99-105. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.99. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701. Viewpoint Apr 2013 The Physician’s Role in Nutrition-Related Disorders: From Bystander to Leader Neal D. Barnard, MD Doctors and hospitals must stop being bystanders to food-related illness and begin to become role models and educators in the transition to healthful eating habits, just as they did in tobacco cessation. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(4):367-372. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.4.oped1-1304. Viewpoint Dec 2009 HIV Stigma and Discrimination Persist, Even in Health Care Bebe J. Anderson, JD The stigmatization of and discrimination toward people living with HIV persists in the general public and even among health care professionals. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):998-1001. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.oped1-0912.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602.
Viewpoint Jan 2022 How Medical-Dental EHR Integration Can Improve Diabetes Care Neel Shimpi, BDS, MM, PhD, Elizabeth Buchanan, PhD, and Amit Acharya, BDS, MS, PhD Poor oral health has been neglected as a public health threat, despite recognition as “epidemic” in scale by the US Office of the Surgeon General. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(1):E99-105. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.99.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701.
Viewpoint Apr 2013 The Physician’s Role in Nutrition-Related Disorders: From Bystander to Leader Neal D. Barnard, MD Doctors and hospitals must stop being bystanders to food-related illness and begin to become role models and educators in the transition to healthful eating habits, just as they did in tobacco cessation. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(4):367-372. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.4.oped1-1304.
Viewpoint Dec 2009 HIV Stigma and Discrimination Persist, Even in Health Care Bebe J. Anderson, JD The stigmatization of and discrimination toward people living with HIV persists in the general public and even among health care professionals. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):998-1001. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.oped1-0912.