Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Sep 2017 What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration? Lisa Puglisi, MD, Joseph P. Calderon, CHW, and Emily A. Wang, MD, MAS Equitable transitions of care for incarcerated patients returning to the community will require physician advocacy and systems-level change. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):903-910. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.ecas4-1709. Medical Education Apr 2016 The Curriculum of Caring: Fostering Compassionate, Person-Centered Health Care Kerry Boyd, MD McMaster University’s medical school curriculum promotes compassionate, person-centered care by incorporating the views of persons with disabilities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):384-392. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.medu1-1604. 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. Case and Commentary Jun 2018 Is It Ethical to Treat Pain Differently in Children and Adults with Burns? Sharmila Dissanaike, MD Pain management of adult and pediatric burn patients should be individualized and include nonpharmacological treatment. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):531-536. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.cscm1-1806. 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. Medicine and Society Feb 2017 The Case of Dr. Oz: Ethics, Evidence, and Does Professional Self-Regulation Work? Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH, Megan Allyse, PhD, and Frederic W. Hafferty, PhD Dr. Oz’s advice has raised ethical questions about medicine as a profession, its evidentiary standards, and its role in maintaining public trust. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(2):199-206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.2.msoc1-1702. Case and Commentary Jun 2019 Does a Patient’s Trauma History Ethically Justify a Discriminatory Clinical Referral? John R. Stone, MD, PhD A “simplicity strategy” suggests expressing respect for persons and empathy and models inclusive group inquiry, epistemic humility, and justice. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E493-498. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.493. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566. Policy Forum Sep 2019 How Should Public Health Schools Help Meet Millennium Development Goals in Latin America? Taryn Clark, MD, Julia Terle, MD, and Robert H. Gilman, MD Four MDGs directly concern public health, and public health schools should be involved in meeting them. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(9):E788-795. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.788. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Sep 2017 What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration? Lisa Puglisi, MD, Joseph P. Calderon, CHW, and Emily A. Wang, MD, MAS Equitable transitions of care for incarcerated patients returning to the community will require physician advocacy and systems-level change. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):903-910. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.ecas4-1709.
Medical Education Apr 2016 The Curriculum of Caring: Fostering Compassionate, Person-Centered Health Care Kerry Boyd, MD McMaster University’s medical school curriculum promotes compassionate, person-centered care by incorporating the views of persons with disabilities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):384-392. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.medu1-1604.
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.
Case and Commentary Jun 2018 Is It Ethical to Treat Pain Differently in Children and Adults with Burns? Sharmila Dissanaike, MD Pain management of adult and pediatric burn patients should be individualized and include nonpharmacological treatment. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):531-536. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.cscm1-1806.
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.
Medicine and Society Feb 2017 The Case of Dr. Oz: Ethics, Evidence, and Does Professional Self-Regulation Work? Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH, Megan Allyse, PhD, and Frederic W. Hafferty, PhD Dr. Oz’s advice has raised ethical questions about medicine as a profession, its evidentiary standards, and its role in maintaining public trust. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(2):199-206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.2.msoc1-1702.
Case and Commentary Jun 2019 Does a Patient’s Trauma History Ethically Justify a Discriminatory Clinical Referral? John R. Stone, MD, PhD A “simplicity strategy” suggests expressing respect for persons and empathy and models inclusive group inquiry, epistemic humility, and justice. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E493-498. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.493.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566.
Policy Forum Sep 2019 How Should Public Health Schools Help Meet Millennium Development Goals in Latin America? Taryn Clark, MD, Julia Terle, MD, and Robert H. Gilman, MD Four MDGs directly concern public health, and public health schools should be involved in meeting them. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(9):E788-795. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.788.