Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Mar 2017 The Role of Universal Health Literacy Precautions in Minimizing “Medspeak” and Promoting Shared Decision Making Lara Killian, MA, MLIS and Margo Coletti, AMLS Follow simple rules, such as checking whether patients comprehend what they’ve been told, to help patients overcome barriers posed by clinical jargon. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):296-303. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.pfor1-1703. Podcast Mar 2017 Ethics Talk: Responding to Language Barriers in Health Care - An Interview with Dr. Donald A. Barr AMA Journal of Ethics theme editor Zujaja Tauqeer, a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, interviewed Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD, about caring for patients with limited English language and health literacy schools. Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703. In the Literature Nov 1999 Culture and Ethnicity in Clinical Care Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(3):19-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.3.jdsc1-9911. Medical Education May 2016 Roles of Student Ethics Committees in Preparing Future Physicians Carolyn Johnston, LLM, MA, PhD In the UK, a pilot program at King’s College London offers a valuable forum for ethics discussions among medical students. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):501-505. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.medu1-1605. 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 Jun 2003 The ABCs of Empowered Communication: A Community-Based Intervention for Patients Derrel Zeno, Coreen Domingo, Anh Tran, Frank Martin, Kimberly O'Malley, Paul Haidet, Richard Street, and Carol Ashton Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):228-233. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.msoc1-0306. 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. Viewpoint Aug 2001 Race, Ethnicity, and the Patient-Physician Relationship Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(8):279-280. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.8.dykn1-0108. Personal Narrative Jun 2001 Through the Patient's Eyes: Health Literacy: What Patients Know When They Leave Your Office or Clinic Joanne Schwartzberg, MD and Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(6):204-208. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.6.prsp1-0106. 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 »
Policy Forum Mar 2017 The Role of Universal Health Literacy Precautions in Minimizing “Medspeak” and Promoting Shared Decision Making Lara Killian, MA, MLIS and Margo Coletti, AMLS Follow simple rules, such as checking whether patients comprehend what they’ve been told, to help patients overcome barriers posed by clinical jargon. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):296-303. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.pfor1-1703.
Podcast Mar 2017 Ethics Talk: Responding to Language Barriers in Health Care - An Interview with Dr. Donald A. Barr AMA Journal of Ethics theme editor Zujaja Tauqeer, a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, interviewed Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD, about caring for patients with limited English language and health literacy schools.
Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703.
In the Literature Nov 1999 Culture and Ethnicity in Clinical Care Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(3):19-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.3.jdsc1-9911.
Medical Education May 2016 Roles of Student Ethics Committees in Preparing Future Physicians Carolyn Johnston, LLM, MA, PhD In the UK, a pilot program at King’s College London offers a valuable forum for ethics discussions among medical students. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):501-505. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.medu1-1605.
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 Jun 2003 The ABCs of Empowered Communication: A Community-Based Intervention for Patients Derrel Zeno, Coreen Domingo, Anh Tran, Frank Martin, Kimberly O'Malley, Paul Haidet, Richard Street, and Carol Ashton Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):228-233. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.msoc1-0306.
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.
Viewpoint Aug 2001 Race, Ethnicity, and the Patient-Physician Relationship Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(8):279-280. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.8.dykn1-0108.
Personal Narrative Jun 2001 Through the Patient's Eyes: Health Literacy: What Patients Know When They Leave Your Office or Clinic Joanne Schwartzberg, MD and Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(6):204-208. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.6.prsp1-0106.