Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Jan 2004 Civic Obligations in Medicine: Does "Professional" Civil Disobedience Tear, or Repair, the Basic Fabric of Society? Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH Professional civil disobedience can have benefits and risks to both medical professionals and patients. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):38-41. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.pfor1-0401. Medicine and Society Jan 2004 Beyond Medical School: The Frontier of Medical Activism Braden Hexom Medical students' activism in various public health programs has brought benefits to patients and the medical profession. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):51-53. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.msoc2-0401. Viewpoint Jan 2004 Physician Activism: An Obligation or Filler for Spare Time? Nancy W. Dickey, MD A past president of the AMA discusses the obligations of physicians to participate in health and social activism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):63-65. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped2-0401. Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708. Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Physician Activism: Doctors Go on Strike Karine Morin, LLM Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):121-124. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas21-0501. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Long-Term Consequences of NICU Care Be Discussed in Terms of Prognostic Uncertainty or Possible Harm? Genevieve Allen and Naomi Laventhal, MD, MA Complications of caring for extreme prematurity should be discussed and decisons shared. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):743-752. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas1-1708. Case and Commentary Dec 2017 Are Physicians Obliged to Lead Environmental Sustainability Efforts in Health Care Organizations? Cheryl C. Macpherson, PhD and Jonathon Hill By supporting sustainability initiatives based on current, accurate, and unbiased evidence, physicians can fulfill their obligation to protect health. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1164-1173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.ecas2-1712. Policy Forum Jul 2012 Vermont's Single-Payer Health Care System: An Interview with Allan Ramsay Claire K. Ankuda, MD, MPH An interview with Allan Ramsay, one of the five appointed members of the Green Mountain Care Board, which oversees the development of Vermont’s single-payer health care system. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(7):567-570. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.7.pfor1-1207. Case and Commentary Sep 2017 How to Talk with Patients about Incarceration and Health Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD Physicians can approach patients’ incarceration history in ways that mitigate stigma and strengthen therapeutic alliance. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):885-893. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.ecas2-1709. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Policy Forum Jan 2004 Civic Obligations in Medicine: Does "Professional" Civil Disobedience Tear, or Repair, the Basic Fabric of Society? Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH Professional civil disobedience can have benefits and risks to both medical professionals and patients. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):38-41. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.pfor1-0401.
Medicine and Society Jan 2004 Beyond Medical School: The Frontier of Medical Activism Braden Hexom Medical students' activism in various public health programs has brought benefits to patients and the medical profession. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):51-53. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.msoc2-0401.
Viewpoint Jan 2004 Physician Activism: An Obligation or Filler for Spare Time? Nancy W. Dickey, MD A past president of the AMA discusses the obligations of physicians to participate in health and social activism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):63-65. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped2-0401.
Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708.
Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Physician Activism: Doctors Go on Strike Karine Morin, LLM Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):121-124. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas21-0501.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Long-Term Consequences of NICU Care Be Discussed in Terms of Prognostic Uncertainty or Possible Harm? Genevieve Allen and Naomi Laventhal, MD, MA Complications of caring for extreme prematurity should be discussed and decisons shared. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):743-752. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas1-1708.
Case and Commentary Dec 2017 Are Physicians Obliged to Lead Environmental Sustainability Efforts in Health Care Organizations? Cheryl C. Macpherson, PhD and Jonathon Hill By supporting sustainability initiatives based on current, accurate, and unbiased evidence, physicians can fulfill their obligation to protect health. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1164-1173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.ecas2-1712.
Policy Forum Jul 2012 Vermont's Single-Payer Health Care System: An Interview with Allan Ramsay Claire K. Ankuda, MD, MPH An interview with Allan Ramsay, one of the five appointed members of the Green Mountain Care Board, which oversees the development of Vermont’s single-payer health care system. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(7):567-570. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.7.pfor1-1207.
Case and Commentary Sep 2017 How to Talk with Patients about Incarceration and Health Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD Physicians can approach patients’ incarceration history in ways that mitigate stigma and strengthen therapeutic alliance. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):885-893. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.ecas2-1709.