Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent AMA Code Says Jul 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Patient Decision-Making Capacity and Competence and Surrogate Decision Making Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions related to decision-making capacity and competence and surrogate decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2017; 19(7):675-677. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.coet1-1707. Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis? Angira Patel, MD, MPH, Anna Joong, MD, Efrat Lelkes, MD, and Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD When evaluating a 10-year-old with leukemia and chemo-induced heart failure for VAD placement, a team considers what to do. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(5):E380-386. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.380. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Medical Education Aug 2016 Improving Pathologists’ Communication Skills Suzanne Dintzis, MD, PhD The communication training program at University of Washington Medical Center aims to develop best practices for effective pathology communication. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(8):802-808. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.medu1-1608. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 When There’s No One to Whom an Error Can Be Disclosed, How Should an Error Be Handled? Ryan G. Chiu When a patient is incompetent and unrepresented, alternative strategies must be implemented to document and try to rectify an error. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E553-558. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.553. Health Law Jul 2019 Who Makes Decisions for Incapacitated Patients Who Have No Surrogate or Advance Directive? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE Physicians, committees, and guardians all make decisions for unrepresented patients in the US. This article considers a “tiered” approach as an alternative. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E587-593. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.587. Medicine and Society Jul 2019 Who Should Make Decisions for Unrepresented Patients Who Are Incarcerated? Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH and Lisa Simon, DMD Decisions for patients who are unrepresented and incarcerated could be made by different classes of possible decision makers “inside” and “outside.” AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E617-624. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.617. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
AMA Code Says Jul 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Patient Decision-Making Capacity and Competence and Surrogate Decision Making Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions related to decision-making capacity and competence and surrogate decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2017; 19(7):675-677. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.coet1-1707.
Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis? Angira Patel, MD, MPH, Anna Joong, MD, Efrat Lelkes, MD, and Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD When evaluating a 10-year-old with leukemia and chemo-induced heart failure for VAD placement, a team considers what to do. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(5):E380-386. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.380.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Medical Education Aug 2016 Improving Pathologists’ Communication Skills Suzanne Dintzis, MD, PhD The communication training program at University of Washington Medical Center aims to develop best practices for effective pathology communication. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(8):802-808. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.medu1-1608.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 When There’s No One to Whom an Error Can Be Disclosed, How Should an Error Be Handled? Ryan G. Chiu When a patient is incompetent and unrepresented, alternative strategies must be implemented to document and try to rectify an error. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E553-558. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.553.
Health Law Jul 2019 Who Makes Decisions for Incapacitated Patients Who Have No Surrogate or Advance Directive? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE Physicians, committees, and guardians all make decisions for unrepresented patients in the US. This article considers a “tiered” approach as an alternative. AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E587-593. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.587.
Medicine and Society Jul 2019 Who Should Make Decisions for Unrepresented Patients Who Are Incarcerated? Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH and Lisa Simon, DMD Decisions for patients who are unrepresented and incarcerated could be made by different classes of possible decision makers “inside” and “outside.” AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(7):E617-624. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.617.
