Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose? Katrina Furey, MD and Kirsten Wilkins, MD Off-label prescribing of drugs is appropriate when their use is in the patient’s best interest on the basis of credible, published scientific data. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):587-593. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas3-1606. Case and Commentary Jun 2016 When Is Depression a Terminal Illness? Deliberative Suicide in Chronic Mental Illness Constance E. George, MD, MA In some cases, hope might not have substantial ethical or therapeutic value. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):594-600. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas4-1606. Case and Commentary Jan 2003 Ventilator Withdrawal of Patients with "Zero Capability" for Respiratory Function Michael Harlos, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;8-11. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.1.ccas2-0301. State of the Art and Science Sep 2016 Time-out: The Professional and Organizational Ethics of Speaking Up in the OR Nancy Berlinger, PhD and Elizabeth Dietz Patient safety is a medical ethics issue that must be addressed through health care teams’ open communication as well as through time-outs and checklists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):925-932. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.stas1-1609. Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. Viewpoint Aug 2004 Neuroethics Martha J. Farah Virtual Mentor. 2004;372-375. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.oped2-0408. 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 Jan 2002 Balancing Parental Wishes and Medical Judgment Joal Hill, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.1.ccas1-0201. In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608. 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Current page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Prescribing “Off-Label”: What Should a Physician Disclose? Katrina Furey, MD and Kirsten Wilkins, MD Off-label prescribing of drugs is appropriate when their use is in the patient’s best interest on the basis of credible, published scientific data. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):587-593. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas3-1606.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 When Is Depression a Terminal Illness? Deliberative Suicide in Chronic Mental Illness Constance E. George, MD, MA In some cases, hope might not have substantial ethical or therapeutic value. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):594-600. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas4-1606.
Case and Commentary Jan 2003 Ventilator Withdrawal of Patients with "Zero Capability" for Respiratory Function Michael Harlos, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;8-11. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.1.ccas2-0301.
State of the Art and Science Sep 2016 Time-out: The Professional and Organizational Ethics of Speaking Up in the OR Nancy Berlinger, PhD and Elizabeth Dietz Patient safety is a medical ethics issue that must be addressed through health care teams’ open communication as well as through time-outs and checklists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):925-932. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.stas1-1609.
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
Viewpoint Aug 2004 Neuroethics Martha J. Farah Virtual Mentor. 2004;372-375. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.oped2-0408.
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 Jan 2002 Balancing Parental Wishes and Medical Judgment Joal Hill, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.1.ccas1-0201.
In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608.
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.