Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum May 2013 Pain and Ethnicity Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA Biological and cultural differences affect the experience of pain, and misinformation and biases affect its treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(5):449-454. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.5.pfor1-1305. Case and Commentary Oct 2010 Cardiac Catheterization and Defensive Medicine Crystal E. Brown, MD and David R. Brush, MD Improved patient-physician communication is the only ethically risk-free kind of defensive medicine. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(10):786-789. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.10.ccas3-1010. Medical Education Sep 2009 What Is the Role of Nongeneticist Physicians, and Are They Prepared for It? Kelly E. Ormond, MS, CGC Physicians have knowledge and skill gaps in their ability to manage the care of families with gene-related illness. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):678-682. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.medu1-0909. AMA Code Says Sep 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Genetic Testing AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs When a child is being considered for adoption, the guidelines for genetic testing should be the same as for other children. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):683-685. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.code1-0909. Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412. AMA Code Says Aug 2004 Considering Organ Donation by Anencephalic Neonates Faith Lagay, PhD The history of the AMA's policy on anencephalic newborns as organ donors is a living example of what medical science can do sometimes conflicts with society's support or nonsupport of those possibilities. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):364-367. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.code1-0408. Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 2 Erin Egan, MD, JD Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):544-546. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3
Policy Forum May 2013 Pain and Ethnicity Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA Biological and cultural differences affect the experience of pain, and misinformation and biases affect its treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(5):449-454. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.5.pfor1-1305.
Case and Commentary Oct 2010 Cardiac Catheterization and Defensive Medicine Crystal E. Brown, MD and David R. Brush, MD Improved patient-physician communication is the only ethically risk-free kind of defensive medicine. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(10):786-789. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.10.ccas3-1010.
Medical Education Sep 2009 What Is the Role of Nongeneticist Physicians, and Are They Prepared for It? Kelly E. Ormond, MS, CGC Physicians have knowledge and skill gaps in their ability to manage the care of families with gene-related illness. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):678-682. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.medu1-0909.
AMA Code Says Sep 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Genetic Testing AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs When a child is being considered for adoption, the guidelines for genetic testing should be the same as for other children. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):683-685. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.code1-0909.
Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412.
AMA Code Says Aug 2004 Considering Organ Donation by Anencephalic Neonates Faith Lagay, PhD The history of the AMA's policy on anencephalic newborns as organ donors is a living example of what medical science can do sometimes conflicts with society's support or nonsupport of those possibilities. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):364-367. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.code1-0408.
Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 2 Erin Egan, MD, JD Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):544-546. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412.