Antonio Yaghy, MD, Jerry A. Shields, MD, and Carol L. Shields, MD
Two digital photo-paintings address AI applications in medicine narratively and visually, with special emphasis on communication, compassion, and competence.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E1009-1013. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.1009.
Michele C. Gornick, PhD, MA and Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, PhD, MA
How information is provided can change a choice. Decision science helps reveal affective forecasting errors and can generate choices congruent with patients’ and families’ values.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E906-912. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.906.
Decision making in health care demands that we balance multiple considerations, like quality of life, statistics, and how different options could affect others. Dr Brian Zikmund-Fisher shares his own experience as a patient and explains how decision science can help us navigate ethically complex health decisions.