Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602. Viewpoint Oct 2021 Whoever Does Image-Guided Palliative Care Needs to Be Properly Trained to Do So Jay A. Requarth, MD Some clinicians offering image-guided procedures have little training in palliative medicine, which is both a clinical and an ethical problem. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E826-831. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.826. Medical Education Apr 2020 Escape the Drape Divide by Making Off-Service Rotations a Part of Surgery and Anesthesia Residencies Aurelie Merlo, MD and Benjamin Haithcock, MD Residency cross-training facilitates mutual respect and good communication during routine clinical care and during crises. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E305-311. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.305. Viewpoint Dec 2016 Changing Memories: Between Ethics and Speculation Eric Racine, PhD and William Affleck Medical ethics concerns about the use of memory-modulating technologies should not override individual decisions about their use in clinical contexts. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1241-1248. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.sect1-1612. Medicine and Society Dec 2016 Manipulating Memories: The Ethics of Yesterday’s Science Fiction and Today’s Reality Julie M. Robillard, PhD and Judy Illes, PhD Neuromodulation has ethical implications for self-identity and public communication of scientific findings. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1225-1231. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.msoc1-1612. Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002. Case and Commentary Mar 2007 Hospital Reputation and Individual Patient Decisions Maurice Bernstein, MD A commentary exploring a physician's role in educating patients about hospital safety and expertise when negative media coverage presents possible misleading information. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):170-173. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.3.ccas2-0703.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602.
Viewpoint Oct 2021 Whoever Does Image-Guided Palliative Care Needs to Be Properly Trained to Do So Jay A. Requarth, MD Some clinicians offering image-guided procedures have little training in palliative medicine, which is both a clinical and an ethical problem. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E826-831. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.826.
Medical Education Apr 2020 Escape the Drape Divide by Making Off-Service Rotations a Part of Surgery and Anesthesia Residencies Aurelie Merlo, MD and Benjamin Haithcock, MD Residency cross-training facilitates mutual respect and good communication during routine clinical care and during crises. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E305-311. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.305.
Viewpoint Dec 2016 Changing Memories: Between Ethics and Speculation Eric Racine, PhD and William Affleck Medical ethics concerns about the use of memory-modulating technologies should not override individual decisions about their use in clinical contexts. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1241-1248. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.sect1-1612.
Medicine and Society Dec 2016 Manipulating Memories: The Ethics of Yesterday’s Science Fiction and Today’s Reality Julie M. Robillard, PhD and Judy Illes, PhD Neuromodulation has ethical implications for self-identity and public communication of scientific findings. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1225-1231. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.msoc1-1612.
Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002.
Case and Commentary Mar 2007 Hospital Reputation and Individual Patient Decisions Maurice Bernstein, MD A commentary exploring a physician's role in educating patients about hospital safety and expertise when negative media coverage presents possible misleading information. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):170-173. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.3.ccas2-0703.