Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. Viewpoint Aug 2006 Adding Burden to Burden: Cosmetic Surgery for Children with Down Syndrome Ann K. Suzedelis, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(8):538-540. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.8.oped1-0608. Case and Commentary Sep 2006 When Doctors Disagree David J. Casarett, MD, MA Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):571-576. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.ccas3-0609. Case and Commentary Sep 2006 Discussing Code Status with Patients and Their Families Lorraine M. Stone, MD, MSPH and James A. Tulsky, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):559-563. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.ccas1-0609. Case and Commentary Aug 2005 Frame Feedback to Improve Professional Performance: Colleague-to-Colleague Communication. Barbara F. Sharf, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(8):547-550. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.8.ccas3-0508. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
Viewpoint Aug 2006 Adding Burden to Burden: Cosmetic Surgery for Children with Down Syndrome Ann K. Suzedelis, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(8):538-540. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.8.oped1-0608.
Case and Commentary Sep 2006 When Doctors Disagree David J. Casarett, MD, MA Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):571-576. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.ccas3-0609.
Case and Commentary Sep 2006 Discussing Code Status with Patients and Their Families Lorraine M. Stone, MD, MSPH and James A. Tulsky, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):559-563. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.ccas1-0609.
Case and Commentary Aug 2005 Frame Feedback to Improve Professional Performance: Colleague-to-Colleague Communication. Barbara F. Sharf, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(8):547-550. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.8.ccas3-0508.