Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Art of Medicine Sep 2020 Ageism as a Species of Bias Elisabeth Miller, MD Good health care for elders requires acute ethical attention to the role of ageism as a pervasive source of bias. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E814-815. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.814. Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710. Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care. 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. AMA Code Says Dec 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Climate Change Annalise Norling The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to climate change. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1183-1185. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.coet1-1712. 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. AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600. Case and Commentary May 2020 When a Patient Regrets Having Undergone a Carefully and Jointly Considered Treatment Plan, How Should Her Physician Respond? Luke V. Selby, MD, MS, Christopher T. Aquina, MD, MPH, and Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS Whether a patient’s decisional regret constitutes a failure of shared decision making can depend on how a decision was made. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E352-357. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.352. Case and Commentary May 2020 Sliding-Scale Shared Decision Making for Patients With Reduced Capacity Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc and Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc Shared decision making honors patient autonomy, particularly for preference-sensitive care decisions and even when patients have impaired decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E358-364. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.358. Personal Narrative Feb 2020 Six Tips for Giving Good Health Care to Anyone With a Cervix Ryan K. Sallans, MA Eliminating cervical cancer inequality means transmen need regular, unimpeded access to regular Pap screening. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E168-175. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.168. 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 »
Art of Medicine Sep 2020 Ageism as a Species of Bias Elisabeth Miller, MD Good health care for elders requires acute ethical attention to the role of ageism as a pervasive source of bias. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E814-815. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.814.
Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710.
Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care.
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.
AMA Code Says Dec 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Climate Change Annalise Norling The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to climate change. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1183-1185. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.coet1-1712.
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.
AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600.
Case and Commentary May 2020 When a Patient Regrets Having Undergone a Carefully and Jointly Considered Treatment Plan, How Should Her Physician Respond? Luke V. Selby, MD, MS, Christopher T. Aquina, MD, MPH, and Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS Whether a patient’s decisional regret constitutes a failure of shared decision making can depend on how a decision was made. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E352-357. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.352.
Case and Commentary May 2020 Sliding-Scale Shared Decision Making for Patients With Reduced Capacity Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc and Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc Shared decision making honors patient autonomy, particularly for preference-sensitive care decisions and even when patients have impaired decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E358-364. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.358.
Personal Narrative Feb 2020 Six Tips for Giving Good Health Care to Anyone With a Cervix Ryan K. Sallans, MA Eliminating cervical cancer inequality means transmen need regular, unimpeded access to regular Pap screening. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E168-175. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.168.