Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Sep 1999 If a Colleague is Impaired Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(1):2-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.1.hlaw1-9909. Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704. Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610. Case and Commentary Nov 2019 How Should Surgeons Balance Transplantation Innovation With Acceptance of a Trauma Survivor’s Appearance? Carly Parnitzke Smith, PhD Counseling a patient about reconstructive surgery for a traumatic and disfiguring injury requires special consideration. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E953-959. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.953. Medicine and Society Oct 2019 Which Ethical Considerations Should Inform Hospice Decisions About Caring for Patients With Obesity? Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc, Brycin D. Hanslits, and Susan D. Goold, MD, MA, MHSA Current evidence suggests how hospice and palliative care clinicians can help advocate for high-quality, end-of-life care for patients with obesity. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E873-878. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.873. Podcast Nov 2010 Ethics Talk: Can Neuroscience Help Us Improve Advance Directives Instructing a surrogate to make one's end-of-life decisions should be a social, morally guided decision, not a purely personal one. Case and Commentary Aug 2009 Deciding for Others: Limitations of Advance Directives, Substituted Judgment, and Best Interest, Commentary 2 Daniel J. Brauner, MD Advance directives do not always resolve questions about the best care for patients who no longer have decision-making capacity; physicians and patient surrogates can take alternative approaches to arrive at the best care decision. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):576-581. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas1-0908. AMA Code Says Oct 2011 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Physicians’ Health and Conduct AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions on physicians’ health and conduct. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(10):700-702. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.10.coet1-1110. Health Law Sep 2009 A Physician's Duty to Warn Third Parties of Hereditary Risk Kristin E. Schleiter, JD, LLM Two key court decisions came to different conclusions regarding physicians’ duty to warn third parties of genetic risk. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):697-700. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.hlaw1-0909. AMA Code Says Sep 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Genetic Testing AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs When a child is being considered for adoption, the guidelines for genetic testing should be the same as for other children. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):683-685. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.code1-0909. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Current page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Sep 1999 If a Colleague is Impaired Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 1999;1(1):2-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.1.hlaw1-9909.
Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704.
Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610.
Case and Commentary Nov 2019 How Should Surgeons Balance Transplantation Innovation With Acceptance of a Trauma Survivor’s Appearance? Carly Parnitzke Smith, PhD Counseling a patient about reconstructive surgery for a traumatic and disfiguring injury requires special consideration. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E953-959. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.953.
Medicine and Society Oct 2019 Which Ethical Considerations Should Inform Hospice Decisions About Caring for Patients With Obesity? Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc, Brycin D. Hanslits, and Susan D. Goold, MD, MA, MHSA Current evidence suggests how hospice and palliative care clinicians can help advocate for high-quality, end-of-life care for patients with obesity. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E873-878. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.873.
Podcast Nov 2010 Ethics Talk: Can Neuroscience Help Us Improve Advance Directives Instructing a surrogate to make one's end-of-life decisions should be a social, morally guided decision, not a purely personal one.
Case and Commentary Aug 2009 Deciding for Others: Limitations of Advance Directives, Substituted Judgment, and Best Interest, Commentary 2 Daniel J. Brauner, MD Advance directives do not always resolve questions about the best care for patients who no longer have decision-making capacity; physicians and patient surrogates can take alternative approaches to arrive at the best care decision. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):576-581. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas1-0908.
AMA Code Says Oct 2011 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Physicians’ Health and Conduct AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions on physicians’ health and conduct. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(10):700-702. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.10.coet1-1110.
Health Law Sep 2009 A Physician's Duty to Warn Third Parties of Hereditary Risk Kristin E. Schleiter, JD, LLM Two key court decisions came to different conclusions regarding physicians’ duty to warn third parties of genetic risk. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):697-700. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.hlaw1-0909.
AMA Code Says Sep 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Genetic Testing AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs When a child is being considered for adoption, the guidelines for genetic testing should be the same as for other children. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):683-685. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.code1-0909.