Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Oct 2008 Physician and Parental Decision Making in Newborn Resuscitation, Commentary 1 Eric C. Eichenwald, MD After the infant’s birth, the neonatologist’s first duty is to his or her patient—the newly born infant. If clinical circumstances are different than anticipated, the physician must first consider the best interests of the baby. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):616-620. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.ccas1-0810. Case and Commentary May 2018 How Should Complex Communication Responsibilities Be Distributed in Surgical Education Settings? Bradley M. Dennis, MD and Allan B. Peetz, MD Goals-of-care conversations in the trauma setting are rendered complex by patient, physician, surrogate, and system-specific factors. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):431-438. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.ecas2-1805. Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose? Katrina Furey, MD and Kirsten Wilkins, MD Off-label prescribing of drugs is appropriate when their use is in the patient’s best interest on the basis of credible, published scientific data. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):587-593. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas3-1606. 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. Case and Commentary Jan 2002 Balancing Parental Wishes and Medical Judgment Joal Hill, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.1.ccas1-0201. Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606. 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. Case and Commentary Oct 2023 Should Antipsychotics’ Risks Be Accepted by Clinicians on Behalf of Patients to Achieve Benefits of Mitigating Older Adults’ Behavioral Symptoms in Short-Staffed Units? Alex Rollo, MD, Jeena Kar, DO, Uma Suryadevara, MD, and Mary Camp, MD This commentary considers how to manage agitation in patients with dementia. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E725-732. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.725. Podcast Nov 2023 Author Interview: “Rest Is the First Casualty of Constant Messaging” Kathleen Wong joins Ethics Talk to discuss her comic: “Lit, Unread, Unrested.” Podcast Nov 2023 Author Interview: “Isolation” Dr Zachary G. Jacobs joins Ethics Talk to discuss his comic: “Isolation, Connection, and Learning to Slow Down.” Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Oct 2008 Physician and Parental Decision Making in Newborn Resuscitation, Commentary 1 Eric C. Eichenwald, MD After the infant’s birth, the neonatologist’s first duty is to his or her patient—the newly born infant. If clinical circumstances are different than anticipated, the physician must first consider the best interests of the baby. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):616-620. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.ccas1-0810.
Case and Commentary May 2018 How Should Complex Communication Responsibilities Be Distributed in Surgical Education Settings? Bradley M. Dennis, MD and Allan B. Peetz, MD Goals-of-care conversations in the trauma setting are rendered complex by patient, physician, surrogate, and system-specific factors. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):431-438. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.ecas2-1805.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose? Katrina Furey, MD and Kirsten Wilkins, MD Off-label prescribing of drugs is appropriate when their use is in the patient’s best interest on the basis of credible, published scientific data. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):587-593. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas3-1606.
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.
Case and Commentary Jan 2002 Balancing Parental Wishes and Medical Judgment Joal Hill, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.1.ccas1-0201.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606.
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.
Case and Commentary Oct 2023 Should Antipsychotics’ Risks Be Accepted by Clinicians on Behalf of Patients to Achieve Benefits of Mitigating Older Adults’ Behavioral Symptoms in Short-Staffed Units? Alex Rollo, MD, Jeena Kar, DO, Uma Suryadevara, MD, and Mary Camp, MD This commentary considers how to manage agitation in patients with dementia. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E725-732. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.725.
Podcast Nov 2023 Author Interview: “Rest Is the First Casualty of Constant Messaging” Kathleen Wong joins Ethics Talk to discuss her comic: “Lit, Unread, Unrested.”
Podcast Nov 2023 Author Interview: “Isolation” Dr Zachary G. Jacobs joins Ethics Talk to discuss his comic: “Isolation, Connection, and Learning to Slow Down.”