Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jan 2016 Could Good Care Mean Withholding Information from Patients? Benjamin D. Long and Andrew G. Shuman, MD A physician may withhold information from a patient if he believes that he is acting in accordance with the patient’s wishes and best interests. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(1):6-11. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.1.ecas1-1601. AMA Code Says Nov 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Risk Management Ethics Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE and Deborah M. Eng, MS, MA Ethical dimensions of risk management are illuminated in AMA Code content on discharge planning. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E940-944. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.940. Health Law Nov 2020 How Hospital Leaders and Risk Managers Can Nurture Ethics-Driven Lawyering Norine A. McGrath, MD, Evan G. DeRenzo, PhD, John K. Kilcullen, MD, JD, MPH, and Jack Schwartz, JD Hospital lawyers’ practices shape risk management operations, influence clinicians’ morale, and affect patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E933-939. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.933. Medical Education Sep 2020 Believing in Overcoming Cognitive Biases Tiffany S. Doherty, PhD and Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS Like all humans, health professionals are subject to cognitive biases that can render diagnoses and treatment decisions vulnerable to error. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E773-778. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.773. Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Clinicians and Trainees Respond to Each Other and to Patients Whose Views or Behaviors Are Offensive? Cory D. Mitchell, D.Bioethics, MA Affect labeling during painful bias incidents helps caregivers identify their duties to patients while enabling their own healing. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E480-484. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.480. Personal Narrative Jun 2019 One Resident’s Recommendations for Responding to Unjust Patient Bias Christian A. Pean, MD, MS and Dionne Hart, MD An orthopedic surgery physician’s experiences suggest strategies for addressing patients’ discriminatory behaviors or speech. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E530-535. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.530. 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. Policy Forum Feb 2017 Seeking Legitimacy for DSM-5: The Bereavement Exception as an Example of Failed Process James E. Sabin, MD and Norman Daniels, PhD The DSM-5 Task Force’s handling of the ethical controversy over the bereavement exclusion demonstrates the need for more inclusive deliberative processes. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(2):192-198. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.2.pfor2-1702. 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jan 2016 Could Good Care Mean Withholding Information from Patients? Benjamin D. Long and Andrew G. Shuman, MD A physician may withhold information from a patient if he believes that he is acting in accordance with the patient’s wishes and best interests. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(1):6-11. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.1.ecas1-1601.
AMA Code Says Nov 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Risk Management Ethics Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE and Deborah M. Eng, MS, MA Ethical dimensions of risk management are illuminated in AMA Code content on discharge planning. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E940-944. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.940.
Health Law Nov 2020 How Hospital Leaders and Risk Managers Can Nurture Ethics-Driven Lawyering Norine A. McGrath, MD, Evan G. DeRenzo, PhD, John K. Kilcullen, MD, JD, MPH, and Jack Schwartz, JD Hospital lawyers’ practices shape risk management operations, influence clinicians’ morale, and affect patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E933-939. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.933.
Medical Education Sep 2020 Believing in Overcoming Cognitive Biases Tiffany S. Doherty, PhD and Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS Like all humans, health professionals are subject to cognitive biases that can render diagnoses and treatment decisions vulnerable to error. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E773-778. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.773.
Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Clinicians and Trainees Respond to Each Other and to Patients Whose Views or Behaviors Are Offensive? Cory D. Mitchell, D.Bioethics, MA Affect labeling during painful bias incidents helps caregivers identify their duties to patients while enabling their own healing. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E480-484. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.480.
Personal Narrative Jun 2019 One Resident’s Recommendations for Responding to Unjust Patient Bias Christian A. Pean, MD, MS and Dionne Hart, MD An orthopedic surgery physician’s experiences suggest strategies for addressing patients’ discriminatory behaviors or speech. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E530-535. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.530.
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.
Policy Forum Feb 2017 Seeking Legitimacy for DSM-5: The Bereavement Exception as an Example of Failed Process James E. Sabin, MD and Norman Daniels, PhD The DSM-5 Task Force’s handling of the ethical controversy over the bereavement exclusion demonstrates the need for more inclusive deliberative processes. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(2):192-198. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.2.pfor2-1702.
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.