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. AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025. Medicine and Society Dec 2020 Death’s Troubled Relationship With the Law Brendan Parent, JD and Angela Turi Death’s legal definition must be responsive to advances in technology, and it must delineate between life and death. Knowing where to draw the line is difficult. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1055-1061. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1055. 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. 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. Medical Education Apr 2021 How Should Trainees Be Taught to Have Compassionate Intention When Force Is Necessary to Care Well for Patients? Christopher G. AhnAllen, PhD Trainees are expected to encounter clinical training environments and situations that utilize force methods. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E318-325. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.318. 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. Policy Forum Nov 2017 Using Principles of Co-Production to Improve Patient Care and Enhance Value Puja Turakhia, MS and Brandon Combs, MD Improving health outcomes through patient-centered care is one way to build value for stakeholders in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1125-1131. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.pfor1-1711. Medicine and Society Jun 2021 Historical Trauma and Descendants’ Well-Being Reeya A. Patel, MS and Donna K. Nagata, PhD This article addresses intergenerational trauma transmission, focusing on Japanese American and Southeast Asian American communities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E487-493. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.487. Case and Commentary Jul 2021 When Symptoms Aren’t Visible or Measurable, How Should Disability Be Assessed? Cerise L. Glenn, PhD Patients writing daily journal briefs about work-related activities and pain can help clinicians help them. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E514-518. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.514. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 … 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.
AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025.
Medicine and Society Dec 2020 Death’s Troubled Relationship With the Law Brendan Parent, JD and Angela Turi Death’s legal definition must be responsive to advances in technology, and it must delineate between life and death. Knowing where to draw the line is difficult. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1055-1061. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1055.
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.
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.
Medical Education Apr 2021 How Should Trainees Be Taught to Have Compassionate Intention When Force Is Necessary to Care Well for Patients? Christopher G. AhnAllen, PhD Trainees are expected to encounter clinical training environments and situations that utilize force methods. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E318-325. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.318.
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.
Policy Forum Nov 2017 Using Principles of Co-Production to Improve Patient Care and Enhance Value Puja Turakhia, MS and Brandon Combs, MD Improving health outcomes through patient-centered care is one way to build value for stakeholders in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1125-1131. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.pfor1-1711.
Medicine and Society Jun 2021 Historical Trauma and Descendants’ Well-Being Reeya A. Patel, MS and Donna K. Nagata, PhD This article addresses intergenerational trauma transmission, focusing on Japanese American and Southeast Asian American communities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E487-493. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.487.
Case and Commentary Jul 2021 When Symptoms Aren’t Visible or Measurable, How Should Disability Be Assessed? Cerise L. Glenn, PhD Patients writing daily journal briefs about work-related activities and pain can help clinicians help them. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E514-518. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.514.