Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Jun 2016 Ethical and Epidemiological Dimensions of Labeling Psychosis Risk Cheryl M. Corcoran, MD Although the stigma of the psychosis risk label can cause harm, the label can also confer benefit and provides an explanatory framework for symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):633-642. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.msoc2-1606. Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76. Art of Medicine Feb 2020 Risks, Benefits, and Conundrums of Cancer Screening Nick Love, PhD A patient’s story represents an ethical dilemma of cancer screening: it can save lives but generates diagnostic morbidity and incurs costs. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E164-165. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.164. Viewpoint Nov 2002 Cultural Differences Intensify End-of-life Care Challenges Linda MacDonald Glenn, LLM and Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(11):341-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.11.elce1-0211. Medical Education Oct 2002 Cultural Impasse Akshara Meran Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(10):305-307. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.10.puhl1-0210. AMA Code Says Mar 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Language and Hierarchy in Medicine Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to language and hierarchy in medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):260-262. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.coet1-1703. Medical Education Mar 2017 Language-Based Inequity in Health Care: Who Is the “Poor Historian”? Alexander R. Green, MD, MPH and Chijioke Nze Students and residents might not fully use available interpreter services due to time pressures and a lack of incentives from supervisors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):263-271. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.medu1-1703. 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. Health Law Dec 2016 The Legal Implications of Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier Joshua Preston, Jaleh McTeigue, Caitlin Opperman, Jordan Dean Scott Krieg, Mikaela Brandt-Fontaine, Alina Yasis, and Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD What are insurance, contract, and criminal law implications of detecting Alzheimer’s disease early? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1207-1217. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.hlaw1-1612. 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society Jun 2016 Ethical and Epidemiological Dimensions of Labeling Psychosis Risk Cheryl M. Corcoran, MD Although the stigma of the psychosis risk label can cause harm, the label can also confer benefit and provides an explanatory framework for symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):633-642. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.msoc2-1606.
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76.
Art of Medicine Feb 2020 Risks, Benefits, and Conundrums of Cancer Screening Nick Love, PhD A patient’s story represents an ethical dilemma of cancer screening: it can save lives but generates diagnostic morbidity and incurs costs. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E164-165. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.164.
Viewpoint Nov 2002 Cultural Differences Intensify End-of-life Care Challenges Linda MacDonald Glenn, LLM and Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(11):341-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.11.elce1-0211.
Medical Education Oct 2002 Cultural Impasse Akshara Meran Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(10):305-307. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.10.puhl1-0210.
AMA Code Says Mar 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Language and Hierarchy in Medicine Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to language and hierarchy in medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):260-262. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.coet1-1703.
Medical Education Mar 2017 Language-Based Inequity in Health Care: Who Is the “Poor Historian”? Alexander R. Green, MD, MPH and Chijioke Nze Students and residents might not fully use available interpreter services due to time pressures and a lack of incentives from supervisors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):263-271. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.medu1-1703.
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.
Health Law Dec 2016 The Legal Implications of Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier Joshua Preston, Jaleh McTeigue, Caitlin Opperman, Jordan Dean Scott Krieg, Mikaela Brandt-Fontaine, Alina Yasis, and Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD What are insurance, contract, and criminal law implications of detecting Alzheimer’s disease early? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1207-1217. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.hlaw1-1612.
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.