Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medical Education Mar 2011 Medical Education and Decision-Support Systems James B. Lewis, Jr., MD and Kathryn Ryder, MD, MS Use of decision-support systems can improve quality of patient care in residency training programs if the resident physician users participate in the development and routine revision of those systems. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(3):156-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.3.medu1-1103. State of the Art and Science Aug 2011 Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children and Adults Yu-Hsiang “Clara” Lin, MD and Anoop Agrawal, MD A guide to diagnosing and treating community-acquired pneumonia in adults and children. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(8):551-554. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.8.cprl1-1108. State of the Art and Science Apr 2010 Can We Talk About Your Weight for a Few Minutes, Mr. Jones? Adam Gilden Tsai, MD, MSCE and Nia Mitchell, MD The 5A approach can be used by primary care physicians to briefly counsel patients about weight management. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):299-304. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.cprl2-1004. Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004. State of the Art and Science May 2010 Diagnosing and Treating Microtia Mitchell A. Stotland, MD, MS Instructions for examining and diagnosing patients with microtia and an overview of reconstructive options. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):383-388. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.cprl1-1005. State of the Art and Science Mar 2009 Type 2 Diabetes: Lifestyle Changes and Drug Treatment Natalie A. Brooks, PharmD The principal therapies for type 2 diabetes and the benefits and possible side effects associated with each. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):237-241. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.cprl1-0903. State of the Art and Science Sep 2009 Capturing the Power of the Family History Tali Geva, MS, CGC and Ora Gordon, MD, MS Family history is important to patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):690-696. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.cprl1-0909. Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405. Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406. Medicine and Society Dec 2004 Routine Prenatal HIV Testing as a Standard of Care Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH, Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, and Kellie Hawkins, MPH There are various clinical and ethical arguments against the concept of implied consent for prenatal HIV testing. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):566-569. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.msoc1-0412. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6
Medical Education Mar 2011 Medical Education and Decision-Support Systems James B. Lewis, Jr., MD and Kathryn Ryder, MD, MS Use of decision-support systems can improve quality of patient care in residency training programs if the resident physician users participate in the development and routine revision of those systems. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(3):156-160. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.3.medu1-1103.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2011 Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children and Adults Yu-Hsiang “Clara” Lin, MD and Anoop Agrawal, MD A guide to diagnosing and treating community-acquired pneumonia in adults and children. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(8):551-554. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.8.cprl1-1108.
State of the Art and Science Apr 2010 Can We Talk About Your Weight for a Few Minutes, Mr. Jones? Adam Gilden Tsai, MD, MSCE and Nia Mitchell, MD The 5A approach can be used by primary care physicians to briefly counsel patients about weight management. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):299-304. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.cprl2-1004.
Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004.
State of the Art and Science May 2010 Diagnosing and Treating Microtia Mitchell A. Stotland, MD, MS Instructions for examining and diagnosing patients with microtia and an overview of reconstructive options. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):383-388. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.cprl1-1005.
State of the Art and Science Mar 2009 Type 2 Diabetes: Lifestyle Changes and Drug Treatment Natalie A. Brooks, PharmD The principal therapies for type 2 diabetes and the benefits and possible side effects associated with each. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):237-241. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.cprl1-0903.
State of the Art and Science Sep 2009 Capturing the Power of the Family History Tali Geva, MS, CGC and Ora Gordon, MD, MS Family history is important to patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):690-696. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.cprl1-0909.
Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405.
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406.
Medicine and Society Dec 2004 Routine Prenatal HIV Testing as a Standard of Care Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH, Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, and Kellie Hawkins, MPH There are various clinical and ethical arguments against the concept of implied consent for prenatal HIV testing. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):566-569. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.msoc1-0412.