Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986. Case and Commentary Jan 2021 How Should a Physician Respond to Discovering Her Patient Has Been Forcibly Sterilized? Rebecca Kluchin, PhD Sterilization requires physicians’ surgical skills. Forced sterilization requires many clinicians’ complicity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(1):E18-25. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.18. Viewpoint Nov 2020 Caring to Vote Audiey C. Kao, MD, PhD All of us are called upon to support candidates who personify respect, compassion, and empathy if we hope to realize a more fair and just future. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E979-980. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.979. Case and Commentary Feb 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond to Language Barriers That Exacerbate Health Inequity? Jason Espinoza, MD and Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C Limited language proficiency is a driver of health inequity and exacerbates other social determinants of health. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E109-116. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.109. Case and Commentary Feb 2021 How Should Physicians and Pharmacists Collaborate to Motivate Health Equity in Underserved Communities? Sara Shahdoost Moghadam, PharmD and Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, CDCES Physicians and pharmacists play key roles in addressing social determinants of health and health inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E117-126. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.117. Podcast Nov 2020 Ethics Talk: Environmental Racism and Health Equity Harriet Washington talks about the devastating impact of environmental racism on the health and well-being of communities of color. Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Who Should Implement Force When It’s Needed and How Should It Be Done Compassionately? Matthew Lin, MD Covert medication administration might be as forceful as physical or chemical restraint for patients lacking insight. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E311-317. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.311. Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Needlestick Protocols Influence Documentation or Disclosure of a Patient’s HIV Status? Shaoli Chaudhuri, MD, MPH, Raaka Kumbhakar, MD, and Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH Heightened privacy and confidentiality stakes generate unique anonymity and nondisclosure policies and practices for HIV. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.376. Case and Commentary Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847. Medicine and Society Nov 2021 How Bodily Integrity Is a Core Ethical Value in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Jennifer Markusic Wimberly, MD, MA and John Z. Sadler, MD A capabilities model helps reframe health care as shared between a clinical team and some of our most vulnerable patients. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E893-897. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.893. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.
Case and Commentary Jan 2021 How Should a Physician Respond to Discovering Her Patient Has Been Forcibly Sterilized? Rebecca Kluchin, PhD Sterilization requires physicians’ surgical skills. Forced sterilization requires many clinicians’ complicity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(1):E18-25. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.18.
Viewpoint Nov 2020 Caring to Vote Audiey C. Kao, MD, PhD All of us are called upon to support candidates who personify respect, compassion, and empathy if we hope to realize a more fair and just future. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E979-980. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.979.
Case and Commentary Feb 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond to Language Barriers That Exacerbate Health Inequity? Jason Espinoza, MD and Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C Limited language proficiency is a driver of health inequity and exacerbates other social determinants of health. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E109-116. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.109.
Case and Commentary Feb 2021 How Should Physicians and Pharmacists Collaborate to Motivate Health Equity in Underserved Communities? Sara Shahdoost Moghadam, PharmD and Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, CDCES Physicians and pharmacists play key roles in addressing social determinants of health and health inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E117-126. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.117.
Podcast Nov 2020 Ethics Talk: Environmental Racism and Health Equity Harriet Washington talks about the devastating impact of environmental racism on the health and well-being of communities of color.
Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Who Should Implement Force When It’s Needed and How Should It Be Done Compassionately? Matthew Lin, MD Covert medication administration might be as forceful as physical or chemical restraint for patients lacking insight. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E311-317. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.311.
Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Needlestick Protocols Influence Documentation or Disclosure of a Patient’s HIV Status? Shaoli Chaudhuri, MD, MPH, Raaka Kumbhakar, MD, and Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH Heightened privacy and confidentiality stakes generate unique anonymity and nondisclosure policies and practices for HIV. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.376.
Case and Commentary Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847.
Medicine and Society Nov 2021 How Bodily Integrity Is a Core Ethical Value in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Jennifer Markusic Wimberly, MD, MA and John Z. Sadler, MD A capabilities model helps reframe health care as shared between a clinical team and some of our most vulnerable patients. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E893-897. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.893.