Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jul 2016 A Framework for Assessing Responsibility in Intergovernmental Partnerships Ranu S. Dhillon, MD and Pranay Nadella Advancing the health of the global poor requires a “compass-based” framework that guides both morally sound and pragmatically effective action. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(7):676-680. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.ecas2-1607. Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575. State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674. AMA Code Says Feb 2024 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Health Ecology and Disease Transmission Maya Roytman Key values outlined in the AMA Code facilitate understanding of complex relationships among humans, nonhuman animals, and our ecosystem. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E142-146. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.142. Case and Commentary Jul 2001 Is It Covered or Not? Health Plans and Experimental Procedures Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(7):224-225. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.7.hlaw1-0107. Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Should Physicians Consider the Environmental Effects of Prescribing Antibiotics? Jeremy Balch, Julia H. Schoen, MS, and Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH When prescribing antibiotics, physicians should weigh individual benefit against both environmental and community harms. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):957-965. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.peer1-1710. Policy Forum Jul 2015 Comparative Effectiveness Research Would Contribute More to Ethical Policy Making if Cost Were Considered Kevin D. Frick, PhD Using data from comparative effectiveness studies to inform cost-effectiveness analyses or other economic evaluations would strengthen ethical policy making. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(7):651-655. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.7.pfor1-1507. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jul 2016 A Framework for Assessing Responsibility in Intergovernmental Partnerships Ranu S. Dhillon, MD and Pranay Nadella Advancing the health of the global poor requires a “compass-based” framework that guides both morally sound and pragmatically effective action. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(7):676-680. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.ecas2-1607.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674.
AMA Code Says Feb 2024 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Health Ecology and Disease Transmission Maya Roytman Key values outlined in the AMA Code facilitate understanding of complex relationships among humans, nonhuman animals, and our ecosystem. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E142-146. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.142.
Case and Commentary Jul 2001 Is It Covered or Not? Health Plans and Experimental Procedures Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(7):224-225. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.7.hlaw1-0107.
Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Should Physicians Consider the Environmental Effects of Prescribing Antibiotics? Jeremy Balch, Julia H. Schoen, MS, and Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH When prescribing antibiotics, physicians should weigh individual benefit against both environmental and community harms. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):957-965. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.peer1-1710.
Policy Forum Jul 2015 Comparative Effectiveness Research Would Contribute More to Ethical Policy Making if Cost Were Considered Kevin D. Frick, PhD Using data from comparative effectiveness studies to inform cost-effectiveness analyses or other economic evaluations would strengthen ethical policy making. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(7):651-655. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.7.pfor1-1507.