Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598. State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609. Medicine and Society Aug 2023 How Does Robotic-Assisted Surgery Change OR Safety Culture? Julie M. Clanahan, MD, MHPE and Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD, MHPE Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.615. Podcast Jul 2023 Author Interview: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI” Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI.” Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661. Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690. 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. Medicine and Society Oct 2023 Prioritizing Diversion and Decarceration of People With Dementia Lay Kodama, MD, PhD, Brie Williams, MD, MS, and Nathaniel P. Morris, MD An aging prison population means more people who are incarcerated will experience dementia and related symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E783-790. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.783. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609.
Medicine and Society Aug 2023 How Does Robotic-Assisted Surgery Change OR Safety Culture? Julie M. Clanahan, MD, MHPE and Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD, MHPE Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.615.
Podcast Jul 2023 Author Interview: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI” Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI.”
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661.
Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690.
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.
Medicine and Society Oct 2023 Prioritizing Diversion and Decarceration of People With Dementia Lay Kodama, MD, PhD, Brie Williams, MD, MS, and Nathaniel P. Morris, MD An aging prison population means more people who are incarcerated will experience dementia and related symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E783-790. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.783.