Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Patients Who Receive Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault Be Considered for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV? Michela Blain, MD and Julia C. Dombrowski, MD, MPH Patient-centered care means offering potentially beneficial interventions while avoiding retraumatizing a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E388-393. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.388. Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600. Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Asking Patients about Intimate Partner Abuse, Commentary 1 Michael A. Rodriguez, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):477-480. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas1-0311. Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Asking Patients about Intimate Partner Abuse, Commentary 2 Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):481-484. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas1-0311. Case and Commentary Nov 2014 Interviewing a Patient about Intimate Partner Violence Charles Moser, PhD, MD In the same way that we learn about normal variations in blood pressure, we need to learn about “normal” variations in sexual interests and practices. We want to avoid clueless questions or unintentionally inflammatory statements. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(11):872-876. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.11.ecas1-1411. Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Physician Responsibility When a Surrogate Mother Breaks Her Contract Saima Rafique, MBBS, DGO and Alan H. DeCherney, MD While a physician cannot lie for a surrogate mother, he or she should offer to be by her side in any discussions with the intended parents. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):10-16. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas2-1401. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Patients Who Receive Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault Be Considered for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV? Michela Blain, MD and Julia C. Dombrowski, MD, MPH Patient-centered care means offering potentially beneficial interventions while avoiding retraumatizing a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E388-393. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.388.
Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600.
Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Asking Patients about Intimate Partner Abuse, Commentary 1 Michael A. Rodriguez, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):477-480. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas1-0311.
Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Asking Patients about Intimate Partner Abuse, Commentary 2 Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):481-484. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas1-0311.
Case and Commentary Nov 2014 Interviewing a Patient about Intimate Partner Violence Charles Moser, PhD, MD In the same way that we learn about normal variations in blood pressure, we need to learn about “normal” variations in sexual interests and practices. We want to avoid clueless questions or unintentionally inflammatory statements. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(11):872-876. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.11.ecas1-1411.
Case and Commentary Jan 2014 Physician Responsibility When a Surrogate Mother Breaks Her Contract Saima Rafique, MBBS, DGO and Alan H. DeCherney, MD While a physician cannot lie for a surrogate mother, he or she should offer to be by her side in any discussions with the intended parents. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):10-16. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas2-1401.