Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Medicine and Society Feb 2014 Place: The Seventh Vital Sign Bill Davenhall, MA A digital record of place history and environmental context can provide a piece of clinically relevant information to help physicians understand what toxins patients may have been exposed to. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(2):135-137. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.msoc1-1402. Viewpoint Jun 2009 What Primary Physicians Should Know about Environmental Causes of Illness William J. Rea, MD Generalist physicians should be aware of the many air-, water-, and food-borne toxins that can trigger and exacerbate illness. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):473-476. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.oped1-0906.
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.
Medicine and Society Feb 2014 Place: The Seventh Vital Sign Bill Davenhall, MA A digital record of place history and environmental context can provide a piece of clinically relevant information to help physicians understand what toxins patients may have been exposed to. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(2):135-137. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.msoc1-1402.
Viewpoint Jun 2009 What Primary Physicians Should Know about Environmental Causes of Illness William J. Rea, MD Generalist physicians should be aware of the many air-, water-, and food-borne toxins that can trigger and exacerbate illness. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):473-476. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.oped1-0906.