Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2007 On the Road: A Physician's Response to a Call for Voluntary Service James E. Kelley, PhD Fictional narrative of a physician who decides to leave the state for safety with his pregnant wife and son when a flu epidemic breaks out. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):806-810. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.conl1-0712. Health Law Oct 2006 Limiting Parents' Rights in Medical Decision Making Lee Black, LLM Parents' ability to make medical decisions for their children can be limited by state law if it is determined that the child's best interest is not being met. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):676-680. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.hlaw1-0610. State of the Art and Science Sep 2004 Medical Evaluations of Asylum Seekers Vincent Iacopino, MD, PhD Health workers can provide important medical documentation for individuals who are seeking political asylum in the United States. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):401-404. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.cprl1-0409. Health Law Sep 2004 Medicating Death Row Inmates so They Qualify for Execution Leah Eisenberg Ethical questions arise when physicians are asked to medicate death row inmates so that they qualify for execution. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):405-408. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.hlaw1-0409. In the Literature Sep 2004 Agents of a Rogue State? Physicians' Participation in State-Sponsored Torture Meme Wang, MPH The participation of physicians in torture around the world exposes the ineffectiveness of international declarations that condemn the practice. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):395-397. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.jdsc1-0409. Medical Education Sep 2004 Integrating Human Rights into Medical Education Kari Hannibal, Carola Eisenberg, MD, and H. Kristian Heggenhougen, PhD Educating medical students, residents, and practicing physicians about human rights can help them become more effective advocates for patients. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):398-400. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.medu1-0409. Case and Commentary Jul 2024 How Should Risks and Benefits of Short-Acting Opioids Be Evaluated in the Care of Inpatients With OUD? Kathryn A. Dong, MD, MSc and Katherine M. Duthie, PhD, HEC-C Severe withdrawal, risk of patient-initiated discharge, and some inpatients’ uses of substances prompt questions considered in this commentary. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E512-519. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.512. Case and Commentary Jul 2024 When Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Gets Disrupted by Extra-Clinical Variables, How Should Clinicians Respond? Taleed El-Sabawi, JD, PhD and Kelly Gillespie, JD, PhD, RN Clinicians caring for patients with OUD should plan for possible disruptions of treatment caused by arrests and pretrial confinements. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E520-526. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.520. Health Law Jul 2024 What Should the US Learn From New York’s and Portugal’s Approaches to the Opioid Crisis? Maura McGinnity Some US localities are trying interventions modeled on international approaches to decriminalization. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E546-550. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.546. Case and Commentary Jul 2024 When Are “Paraphernalia” Critical Medical Supplies? Adriane M. dela Cruz, MD, PhD, Donald Egan, MD, MPH, Sarah E. Baker, MD, MA, and John Z. Sadler, MD Evidence of harm reduction interventions’ morbidity and mortality benefits is abundant and of high quality. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E527-533. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.527. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2007 On the Road: A Physician's Response to a Call for Voluntary Service James E. Kelley, PhD Fictional narrative of a physician who decides to leave the state for safety with his pregnant wife and son when a flu epidemic breaks out. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):806-810. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.conl1-0712.
Health Law Oct 2006 Limiting Parents' Rights in Medical Decision Making Lee Black, LLM Parents' ability to make medical decisions for their children can be limited by state law if it is determined that the child's best interest is not being met. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):676-680. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.hlaw1-0610.
State of the Art and Science Sep 2004 Medical Evaluations of Asylum Seekers Vincent Iacopino, MD, PhD Health workers can provide important medical documentation for individuals who are seeking political asylum in the United States. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):401-404. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.cprl1-0409.
Health Law Sep 2004 Medicating Death Row Inmates so They Qualify for Execution Leah Eisenberg Ethical questions arise when physicians are asked to medicate death row inmates so that they qualify for execution. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):405-408. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.hlaw1-0409.
In the Literature Sep 2004 Agents of a Rogue State? Physicians' Participation in State-Sponsored Torture Meme Wang, MPH The participation of physicians in torture around the world exposes the ineffectiveness of international declarations that condemn the practice. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):395-397. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.jdsc1-0409.
Medical Education Sep 2004 Integrating Human Rights into Medical Education Kari Hannibal, Carola Eisenberg, MD, and H. Kristian Heggenhougen, PhD Educating medical students, residents, and practicing physicians about human rights can help them become more effective advocates for patients. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):398-400. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.medu1-0409.
Case and Commentary Jul 2024 How Should Risks and Benefits of Short-Acting Opioids Be Evaluated in the Care of Inpatients With OUD? Kathryn A. Dong, MD, MSc and Katherine M. Duthie, PhD, HEC-C Severe withdrawal, risk of patient-initiated discharge, and some inpatients’ uses of substances prompt questions considered in this commentary. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E512-519. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.512.
Case and Commentary Jul 2024 When Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Gets Disrupted by Extra-Clinical Variables, How Should Clinicians Respond? Taleed El-Sabawi, JD, PhD and Kelly Gillespie, JD, PhD, RN Clinicians caring for patients with OUD should plan for possible disruptions of treatment caused by arrests and pretrial confinements. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E520-526. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.520.
Health Law Jul 2024 What Should the US Learn From New York’s and Portugal’s Approaches to the Opioid Crisis? Maura McGinnity Some US localities are trying interventions modeled on international approaches to decriminalization. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E546-550. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.546.
Case and Commentary Jul 2024 When Are “Paraphernalia” Critical Medical Supplies? Adriane M. dela Cruz, MD, PhD, Donald Egan, MD, MPH, Sarah E. Baker, MD, MA, and John Z. Sadler, MD Evidence of harm reduction interventions’ morbidity and mortality benefits is abundant and of high quality. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E527-533. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.527.