Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Dec 2009 HIV Screening in Health Care Settings in the United States Bernard M. Branson, MD and Salaam Semaan, MPH, DrPH Some argue for universal, opt-out screening for HIV in health care settings. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):974-979. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.pfor1-0912. Personal Narrative Dec 2009 Public Response to Risk: HIV and H1N1 Monica S. Ruiz, PhD, MPH Before new cases of HIV/AIDS will decline, more Americans must recognize that “it could happen to them.” Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):993-997. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.mnar1-0912. Viewpoint Dec 2009 HIV Stigma and Discrimination Persist, Even in Health Care Bebe J. Anderson, JD The stigmatization of and discrimination toward people living with HIV persists in the general public and even among health care professionals. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):998-1001. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.oped1-0912. AMA Code Says Dec 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Physicians with Infectious Diseases AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Overview of Opinion 9.13 and Opinion 9.131 of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics on opinions on physicians with infectious diseases. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):958-958. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.code1-0912. Policy Forum Jun 2008 The Strains and Drains of Long-Term Care Richard W. Johnson, PhD Caring for the elderly imposes financial burdens and strains families. System changes are necessary to mitigate these problems. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):397-400. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.pfor1-0806. Personal Narrative Jun 2007 Saint Anthony's Fire and AIDS: Two Altarpieces and the Oft-Forgotten Goals of Medicine Barbara A. Hinze, MA The Keiskamma Altarpiece, bears witness to the AIDS crisis, performing for South Africa the same narrative function that the Isenheim Altarpiece, a 16th-century masterpiece, did for medieval Europe during a plague. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(6):455-459. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.6.mhum1-0706. In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606. Case and Commentary May 2006 Physician Values and Clinical Decision Making, Commentary 1 Jack Drescher, MD Physicians are encouraged to resist the temptation to allow their personal lifestyle beliefs to affect the treatment that they give to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):303-306. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas2-0605. Case and Commentary May 2006 Physician Values and Clinical Decision Making, Commentary 2 Andrew Fergusson, MB, MRCGP Physicians are encouraged to resist the temptation to allow their personal lifestyle beliefs to affect the treatment that they give to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):306-308. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas2-0605. Medical Education Nov 2006 An Ambulatory Care Elective in a Resource-Poor Community Matthew Fitz, MD A medical school in Illinois is providing its medical students with the knowledge and skills they need to serve patients in resource-poor communities. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):735-736. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.medu1-0611. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Current page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Policy Forum Dec 2009 HIV Screening in Health Care Settings in the United States Bernard M. Branson, MD and Salaam Semaan, MPH, DrPH Some argue for universal, opt-out screening for HIV in health care settings. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):974-979. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.pfor1-0912.
Personal Narrative Dec 2009 Public Response to Risk: HIV and H1N1 Monica S. Ruiz, PhD, MPH Before new cases of HIV/AIDS will decline, more Americans must recognize that “it could happen to them.” Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):993-997. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.mnar1-0912.
Viewpoint Dec 2009 HIV Stigma and Discrimination Persist, Even in Health Care Bebe J. Anderson, JD The stigmatization of and discrimination toward people living with HIV persists in the general public and even among health care professionals. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):998-1001. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.oped1-0912.
AMA Code Says Dec 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Physicians with Infectious Diseases AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Overview of Opinion 9.13 and Opinion 9.131 of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics on opinions on physicians with infectious diseases. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):958-958. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.code1-0912.
Policy Forum Jun 2008 The Strains and Drains of Long-Term Care Richard W. Johnson, PhD Caring for the elderly imposes financial burdens and strains families. System changes are necessary to mitigate these problems. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):397-400. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.pfor1-0806.
Personal Narrative Jun 2007 Saint Anthony's Fire and AIDS: Two Altarpieces and the Oft-Forgotten Goals of Medicine Barbara A. Hinze, MA The Keiskamma Altarpiece, bears witness to the AIDS crisis, performing for South Africa the same narrative function that the Isenheim Altarpiece, a 16th-century masterpiece, did for medieval Europe during a plague. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(6):455-459. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.6.mhum1-0706.
In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606.
Case and Commentary May 2006 Physician Values and Clinical Decision Making, Commentary 1 Jack Drescher, MD Physicians are encouraged to resist the temptation to allow their personal lifestyle beliefs to affect the treatment that they give to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):303-306. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas2-0605.
Case and Commentary May 2006 Physician Values and Clinical Decision Making, Commentary 2 Andrew Fergusson, MB, MRCGP Physicians are encouraged to resist the temptation to allow their personal lifestyle beliefs to affect the treatment that they give to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):306-308. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas2-0605.
Medical Education Nov 2006 An Ambulatory Care Elective in a Resource-Poor Community Matthew Fitz, MD A medical school in Illinois is providing its medical students with the knowledge and skills they need to serve patients in resource-poor communities. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):735-736. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.medu1-0611.