Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medical Education Aug 2016 Improving Pathologists’ Communication Skills Suzanne Dintzis, MD, PhD The communication training program at University of Washington Medical Center aims to develop best practices for effective pathology communication. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):802-808. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.medu1-1608. Policy Forum Jun 2018 Defining Adequate Quality and Safety Metrics for Burn Care Laura S. Johnson, MD and Jeffrey W. Shupp, MD Burn care physicians must walk a fine line between providing individualized care and applying population-based quality metrics. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):567-574. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.pfor1-1806. Case and Commentary Aug 2016 Is Consent to Autopsy Necessary? Cartesian Dualism in Medicine and Its Limitations Megan Lane and Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA The authors address the medical ethics question of whether autopsy is necessary from Cartesian and sociocultural perspectives and how to obtain consent. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):771-778. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas2-1608. Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608. Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608. Policy Forum Feb 2016 Regulations’ Impact on Donor and Recipient Selection for Liver Transplantation: How Should Outcomes be Measured and MELD Exception Scores be Considered? Joel T. Adler, MD, MPH and David A. Axelrod, MD, MBA Standards for posttransplant graft/survival rates do not reward transplant centers for performing riskier transplants to increase population benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):133-142. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.pfor1-1602. Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598. State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609. Medicine and Society Aug 2023 How Does Robotic-Assisted Surgery Change OR Safety Culture? Julie M. Clanahan, MD, MHPE and Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD, MHPE Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.615. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medical Education Aug 2016 Improving Pathologists’ Communication Skills Suzanne Dintzis, MD, PhD The communication training program at University of Washington Medical Center aims to develop best practices for effective pathology communication. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):802-808. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.medu1-1608.
Policy Forum Jun 2018 Defining Adequate Quality and Safety Metrics for Burn Care Laura S. Johnson, MD and Jeffrey W. Shupp, MD Burn care physicians must walk a fine line between providing individualized care and applying population-based quality metrics. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):567-574. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.pfor1-1806.
Case and Commentary Aug 2016 Is Consent to Autopsy Necessary? Cartesian Dualism in Medicine and Its Limitations Megan Lane and Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA The authors address the medical ethics question of whether autopsy is necessary from Cartesian and sociocultural perspectives and how to obtain consent. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):771-778. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas2-1608.
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608.
Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608.
Policy Forum Feb 2016 Regulations’ Impact on Donor and Recipient Selection for Liver Transplantation: How Should Outcomes be Measured and MELD Exception Scores be Considered? Joel T. Adler, MD, MPH and David A. Axelrod, MD, MBA Standards for posttransplant graft/survival rates do not reward transplant centers for performing riskier transplants to increase population benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):133-142. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.pfor1-1602.
Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609.
Medicine and Society Aug 2023 How Does Robotic-Assisted Surgery Change OR Safety Culture? Julie M. Clanahan, MD, MHPE and Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD, MHPE Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.615.