Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402. Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405. Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Splitting the Difference: Patient Preference versus Conservation of Resources Robert L. Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH Patients should not be obligated to change a successful prescription routine in order to save money. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):258-260. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas2-0406. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Physicians' Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide Discussions, Commentary 2 Paul Bascom, MD Physicians of patients who request physician-assisted suicide should not avoid the subject and should try to discuss the patients' specific concerns and fears with them. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):339-341. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas1-0408. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Is Chronic Pain Treatment the Neurologist's Job? Erich Garland, MD Patients who are seeking pain management with opioids can be difficult for neurologists to manage. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):345-346. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas3-0408. State of the Art and Science Jan 2003 How to Change Routes of Administration of Opioids Audiey Kao, MD, PhD A formula designed to help physicians select appropriate dosage when changing the route of opioid administration for pain management. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(1):19-20. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.1.cprl1-0301. Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402. Viewpoint Apr 2004 Reevaluating the Social Contract in American Medicine Alan L. Wells, PhD A social contract between the medical profession and society has an ethical imperative to provide accessible health care to all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):194-196. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.oped2-0404. Medicine and Society Apr 2004 Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society Sylvia R. Cruess, MD and Richard L. Cruess, MD An overview of the origins of the social contract between physicians and society, with expectations and demands on both parties. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):185-188. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.msoc1-0404. In the Literature Apr 2004 Physicians as Citizens Philip A. Perry, MSJ Physicians should take part in public health advocacy to improve health care for all patients. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):171-173. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.jdsc1-0404. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Current page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402.
Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405.
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Splitting the Difference: Patient Preference versus Conservation of Resources Robert L. Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH Patients should not be obligated to change a successful prescription routine in order to save money. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):258-260. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas2-0406.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Physicians' Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide Discussions, Commentary 2 Paul Bascom, MD Physicians of patients who request physician-assisted suicide should not avoid the subject and should try to discuss the patients' specific concerns and fears with them. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):339-341. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas1-0408.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Is Chronic Pain Treatment the Neurologist's Job? Erich Garland, MD Patients who are seeking pain management with opioids can be difficult for neurologists to manage. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):345-346. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas3-0408.
State of the Art and Science Jan 2003 How to Change Routes of Administration of Opioids Audiey Kao, MD, PhD A formula designed to help physicians select appropriate dosage when changing the route of opioid administration for pain management. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(1):19-20. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.1.cprl1-0301.
Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402.
Viewpoint Apr 2004 Reevaluating the Social Contract in American Medicine Alan L. Wells, PhD A social contract between the medical profession and society has an ethical imperative to provide accessible health care to all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):194-196. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.oped2-0404.
Medicine and Society Apr 2004 Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society Sylvia R. Cruess, MD and Richard L. Cruess, MD An overview of the origins of the social contract between physicians and society, with expectations and demands on both parties. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):185-188. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.msoc1-0404.
In the Literature Apr 2004 Physicians as Citizens Philip A. Perry, MSJ Physicians should take part in public health advocacy to improve health care for all patients. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):171-173. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.jdsc1-0404.