Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Sep 2020 Is It Justifiable to Make Self-Determination Illusory to Motivate a Specific Health Outcome? Michael P. Kelly, PhD, MPhil A nudge is an intervention designed to prompt a person to “voluntarily” make a choice intended by those who altered an environment or situation to yield that choice. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E767-772. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.767. 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. State of the Art and Science Jun 2023 Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Gender-Affirming Surgery Manraj Kaur, PhD, MSc, Shane Morrison, MD, MS, Andrea Pusic, MD, MHS, and Anne Klassen, DPhil PROM data can contribute to evidence-based, shared decision making and just access to gender-affirming surgical care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E421-430. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.421. Case and Commentary Jul 2023 Should BMI Help Determine Gender-Affirming Surgery Candidacy? Elijah Castle, Laura Kimberly, PhD, MSW, MBE, Gaines Blasdel, Augustus Parker, Rachel Bluebond-Langner, MD, and Lee C. Zhao, MD, MS Use of body mass index as a health care metric is controversial, especially in candidacy assessments for gender-affirming surgery. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E496-506. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.496. Case and Commentary Jul 2007 Is the Surgery Necessary Now? The Surgeon's Conflict of Interest, Commentary 2 David Zientek, MD Conflicts of interest can be managed if physicians use described techniques to place patient interests above their own. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(7):479-482. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.7.ccas1-0707. Case and Commentary Jul 2007 Is the Surgery Necessary Now? The Surgeon's Conflict of Interest, Commentary 1 Howard Brody, MD, PhD Conflicts of interest can be managed if physicians use described techniques to place patient interests above their own. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(7):476-479. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.7.ccas1-0707. State of the Art and Science Aug 2017 Clowning as a Complementary Approach for Reducing Iatrogenic Effects in Pediatrics Alberto Dionigi, PhD Therapeutic clowning can reduce pediatric patients’ pain and distress during the preoperative period, but clown doctors must follow codes of ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):775-782. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.stas1-1708. Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Futile Care: An Inoperable Cancer Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):74-79. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas13-0501. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Sep 2020 Is It Justifiable to Make Self-Determination Illusory to Motivate a Specific Health Outcome? Michael P. Kelly, PhD, MPhil A nudge is an intervention designed to prompt a person to “voluntarily” make a choice intended by those who altered an environment or situation to yield that choice. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E767-772. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.767.
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.
State of the Art and Science Jun 2023 Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Gender-Affirming Surgery Manraj Kaur, PhD, MSc, Shane Morrison, MD, MS, Andrea Pusic, MD, MHS, and Anne Klassen, DPhil PROM data can contribute to evidence-based, shared decision making and just access to gender-affirming surgical care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E421-430. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.421.
Case and Commentary Jul 2023 Should BMI Help Determine Gender-Affirming Surgery Candidacy? Elijah Castle, Laura Kimberly, PhD, MSW, MBE, Gaines Blasdel, Augustus Parker, Rachel Bluebond-Langner, MD, and Lee C. Zhao, MD, MS Use of body mass index as a health care metric is controversial, especially in candidacy assessments for gender-affirming surgery. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E496-506. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.496.
Case and Commentary Jul 2007 Is the Surgery Necessary Now? The Surgeon's Conflict of Interest, Commentary 2 David Zientek, MD Conflicts of interest can be managed if physicians use described techniques to place patient interests above their own. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(7):479-482. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.7.ccas1-0707.
Case and Commentary Jul 2007 Is the Surgery Necessary Now? The Surgeon's Conflict of Interest, Commentary 1 Howard Brody, MD, PhD Conflicts of interest can be managed if physicians use described techniques to place patient interests above their own. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(7):476-479. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.7.ccas1-0707.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2017 Clowning as a Complementary Approach for Reducing Iatrogenic Effects in Pediatrics Alberto Dionigi, PhD Therapeutic clowning can reduce pediatric patients’ pain and distress during the preoperative period, but clown doctors must follow codes of ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):775-782. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.stas1-1708.
Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Futile Care: An Inoperable Cancer Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):74-79. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas13-0501.