Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent AMA Code Says Oct 2021 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Palliative Surgical Care Shreya Budhiraja Guidance about sedation to unconsciousness and medically ineffective interventions can be applied to surgical palliation. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E811-813. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.811. Medicine and Society Oct 2021 Where’s the Value in Preoperative Covenants Between Surgeons and Patients? Robert Ledbetter and Buddy Marterre, MD, MDiv Clinician-family communication in surgical intensive care units should focus on reducing value incongruence and nonbeneficial operations. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E814-822. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.814. Medicine and Society Oct 2021 “Aren’t Surgery and Palliative Care Kind of Opposites?” Myrick C. Shinall Jr, MD, PhD Seeming incongruity between surgery and palliation reiterates patients’ needs for clinicians to be able to identify when and how they should coexist. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E823-825. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.823. Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869. Policy Forum Nov 2021 How Medicaid and States Could Better Meet Health Needs of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Sana Charania Access to shelter can improve health outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness and reduce overall health costs. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E875-880. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.875. 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. Health Law Oct 2020 Effects of Substance Use Disorder Criminalization on American Indian Pregnant Individuals Rachel Simon, MD, Jennifer Giroux, MD, MPH, and Julie Chor, MD, MPH Clinicians must advocate for decriminalization of SUDs during pregnancy and for improving access to comprehensive, evidence-based care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(10):E862-867. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.862. Policy Forum Aug 2020 Advocacy and Action to End the Opioid Epidemic by the AMA Opioid Task Force Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA and Bobby Mukkamala, MD Six recommendations focus on specific actions to help reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E718-722. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.718. Art of Medicine Sep 2020 High Stakes, Serious Noticing Aldis H. Petriceks Behind the immediate pathophysiology of a medical condition often lies the emotional turmoil of an uncertain patient. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E808-811. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.808. Case and Commentary Oct 2018 Do Infant Formula Giveaways Undermine or Support Women’s Choices? Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH and Anne Barnhill, PhD Health care organizations have obligations to support all patients mothering newborns in making informed choices about formula and breast feeding. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E924-931. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.924. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
AMA Code Says Oct 2021 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Palliative Surgical Care Shreya Budhiraja Guidance about sedation to unconsciousness and medically ineffective interventions can be applied to surgical palliation. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E811-813. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.811.
Medicine and Society Oct 2021 Where’s the Value in Preoperative Covenants Between Surgeons and Patients? Robert Ledbetter and Buddy Marterre, MD, MDiv Clinician-family communication in surgical intensive care units should focus on reducing value incongruence and nonbeneficial operations. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E814-822. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.814.
Medicine and Society Oct 2021 “Aren’t Surgery and Palliative Care Kind of Opposites?” Myrick C. Shinall Jr, MD, PhD Seeming incongruity between surgery and palliation reiterates patients’ needs for clinicians to be able to identify when and how they should coexist. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E823-825. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.823.
Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869.
Policy Forum Nov 2021 How Medicaid and States Could Better Meet Health Needs of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Sana Charania Access to shelter can improve health outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness and reduce overall health costs. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E875-880. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.875.
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.
Health Law Oct 2020 Effects of Substance Use Disorder Criminalization on American Indian Pregnant Individuals Rachel Simon, MD, Jennifer Giroux, MD, MPH, and Julie Chor, MD, MPH Clinicians must advocate for decriminalization of SUDs during pregnancy and for improving access to comprehensive, evidence-based care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(10):E862-867. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.862.
Policy Forum Aug 2020 Advocacy and Action to End the Opioid Epidemic by the AMA Opioid Task Force Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA and Bobby Mukkamala, MD Six recommendations focus on specific actions to help reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E718-722. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.718.
Art of Medicine Sep 2020 High Stakes, Serious Noticing Aldis H. Petriceks Behind the immediate pathophysiology of a medical condition often lies the emotional turmoil of an uncertain patient. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E808-811. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.808.
Case and Commentary Oct 2018 Do Infant Formula Giveaways Undermine or Support Women’s Choices? Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH and Anne Barnhill, PhD Health care organizations have obligations to support all patients mothering newborns in making informed choices about formula and breast feeding. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E924-931. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.924.