Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2017 How Should Clinicians Weigh the Benefits and Harms of Discussing Politicized Topics that Influence Their Individual Patients’ Health? Diana Alame, MD, MBE and Robert D. Truog, MD The adverse health effects of climate change should be the focus of physician advocacy efforts and of conversations between physicians and their patients. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1174-1182. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.ecas3-1712. Medical Education Oct 2017 Lessons for Physicians from Flint’s Water Crisis Laura A. Carravallah, MD, Lawrence A. Reynolds, MD, and Susan J. Woolford, MD, MPH Physicians with interprofessional networks and environmental health training can better respond to public health crises. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1001-1010. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.medu1-1710. Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. Medicine and Society Oct 2003 Access to Mental Health Care: A Civil Rights Issue Ralph Ibson, JD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):460-462. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.msoc1-0310. Medical Education Oct 2003 Stigma, Society, and Specialty Choice: What's Going On? Sam Huber Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):436-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.medu1-0310. Personal Narrative Oct 2003 Understanding Psychotropic Medications as Literary Symbols Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):470-472. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.mhum1-0310. Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605. Medicine and Society Jun 2023 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making About Genital Reconstructive Surgeries Among Intersex and Transgender Populations? Frances Grimstad, MD, MS, Jessica Kremen, MD, Elizabeth R. Boskey, PhD, MPH, LICSW, and Hannah Wenger, MD Despite common outcomes of GRS, decision making about surgical care differs among patients across the lifespan. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E437-445. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.437. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills? Matthew C. Bobel, MD and Robert K. Cleary, MD This article suggests strategies for how to disclose the nature and scope of resident surgeon involvement in managing intraoperative care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E583-588. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.583. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Surgeons Consider Emerging Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics? Ava G. Chappell, MD and Chad M. Teven, MD This article considers which risks AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose for safety, confidentiality, informed consent, and surgical training. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E589-597. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.589. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2017 How Should Clinicians Weigh the Benefits and Harms of Discussing Politicized Topics that Influence Their Individual Patients’ Health? Diana Alame, MD, MBE and Robert D. Truog, MD The adverse health effects of climate change should be the focus of physician advocacy efforts and of conversations between physicians and their patients. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1174-1182. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.ecas3-1712.
Medical Education Oct 2017 Lessons for Physicians from Flint’s Water Crisis Laura A. Carravallah, MD, Lawrence A. Reynolds, MD, and Susan J. Woolford, MD, MPH Physicians with interprofessional networks and environmental health training can better respond to public health crises. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1001-1010. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.medu1-1710.
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
Medicine and Society Oct 2003 Access to Mental Health Care: A Civil Rights Issue Ralph Ibson, JD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):460-462. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.msoc1-0310.
Medical Education Oct 2003 Stigma, Society, and Specialty Choice: What's Going On? Sam Huber Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):436-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.medu1-0310.
Personal Narrative Oct 2003 Understanding Psychotropic Medications as Literary Symbols Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):470-472. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.mhum1-0310.
Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605.
Medicine and Society Jun 2023 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making About Genital Reconstructive Surgeries Among Intersex and Transgender Populations? Frances Grimstad, MD, MS, Jessica Kremen, MD, Elizabeth R. Boskey, PhD, MPH, LICSW, and Hannah Wenger, MD Despite common outcomes of GRS, decision making about surgical care differs among patients across the lifespan. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E437-445. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.437.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills? Matthew C. Bobel, MD and Robert K. Cleary, MD This article suggests strategies for how to disclose the nature and scope of resident surgeon involvement in managing intraoperative care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E583-588. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.583.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Surgeons Consider Emerging Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics? Ava G. Chappell, MD and Chad M. Teven, MD This article considers which risks AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose for safety, confidentiality, informed consent, and surgical training. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E589-597. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.589.