Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Health Law Jan 2004 Federal Agencies Monitor Physician Prescribing for Pain Amy Young Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):30-32. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.hlaw1-0401 Health Law May 2003 Can the Court Protect a Fetus from Maternal Harm? June M. McKoy, MD, MPH, JD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(5):178-180. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.5.hlaw1-0305. Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608. Policy Forum Sep 2016 Shared Responsibility: Massachusetts Legislators, Physicians, and An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education, and Prevention Meghan Rudder, MD, Lulu Tsao, MD, and Helen E. Jack Massachusetts legislation limiting supply of first-time opioid prescriptions creates opportunity for interprofessional collaboration on drug policy. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):950-959. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor2-1609. State of the Art and Science Mar 2003 Diagnosing Alcohol Abuse and Treating Withdrawal Syndrome Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(3):91-93. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.3.cprl1-0303. Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010. Policy Forum Dec 2020 Inconsistency in Brain Death Determination Should Not Be Tolerated Erin Barnes, MD and David Greer, MD, MA Since 1995, the American Academy of Neurology has provided guidelines for brain death determination, but nationwide adherence to these guidelines has been incomplete. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1027-1032. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1027. Policy Forum Dec 2020 Guidance for Physicians Who Wish to Influence Policy Development on Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria Michael A. Rubin, MD, MA Lobbying, maintaining diagnostic skill, participating in national societies, and contributing to robust discourse can influence practice and policy. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1033-1037. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1033. Policy Forum Dec 2020 What Should We Do About the Mismatch Between Legal Criteria for Death and How Brain Death Is Diagnosed? Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and James L. Bernat, MD Criteria in statutes and tests used to diagnose brain death don’t always jibe, and this can undermine public trust in death pronouncements. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1038-1046. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1038. Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Health Law Jan 2004 Federal Agencies Monitor Physician Prescribing for Pain Amy Young Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):30-32. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.hlaw1-0401
Health Law May 2003 Can the Court Protect a Fetus from Maternal Harm? June M. McKoy, MD, MPH, JD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(5):178-180. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.5.hlaw1-0305.
Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608.
Policy Forum Sep 2016 Shared Responsibility: Massachusetts Legislators, Physicians, and An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education, and Prevention Meghan Rudder, MD, Lulu Tsao, MD, and Helen E. Jack Massachusetts legislation limiting supply of first-time opioid prescriptions creates opportunity for interprofessional collaboration on drug policy. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):950-959. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor2-1609.
State of the Art and Science Mar 2003 Diagnosing Alcohol Abuse and Treating Withdrawal Syndrome Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(3):91-93. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.3.cprl1-0303.
Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010.
Policy Forum Dec 2020 Inconsistency in Brain Death Determination Should Not Be Tolerated Erin Barnes, MD and David Greer, MD, MA Since 1995, the American Academy of Neurology has provided guidelines for brain death determination, but nationwide adherence to these guidelines has been incomplete. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1027-1032. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1027.
Policy Forum Dec 2020 Guidance for Physicians Who Wish to Influence Policy Development on Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria Michael A. Rubin, MD, MA Lobbying, maintaining diagnostic skill, participating in national societies, and contributing to robust discourse can influence practice and policy. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1033-1037. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1033.
Policy Forum Dec 2020 What Should We Do About the Mismatch Between Legal Criteria for Death and How Brain Death Is Diagnosed? Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and James L. Bernat, MD Criteria in statutes and tests used to diagnose brain death don’t always jibe, and this can undermine public trust in death pronouncements. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1038-1046. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1038.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602.