Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Dec 2006 The "Ethical Imperative" of Global Health Service Edward O'Neil Jr., MD Argument that all physicians are bound by an ethical imperative to offer volunteer care for medically underserved populations. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):846-850. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.msoc1-0612. Health Law Dec 2006 Intellectual Property and Access to Medicine for the Poor Tara Leevy, LLB, LLM Intellectual property laws promulgated by the World Trade Organization affect developing nations' access to life-saving medications. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):834-838. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.hlaw1-0612. Policy Forum Dec 2006 Equity or Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Aid: A Conflict of Principles Egbert Sondorp, MD, MPH and Olga Bornemisza, MSc Humanitarian support for refugees in host nations provides better care and services for the refugees than the host nation can supply for its own citizens. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):843-845. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor2-0612. State of the Art and Science Nov 2008 Managing Prehypertension David S. Hatem, MD Strategies to manage hypertension and prehypertension are available. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):735-739. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.cprl1-0811. Personal Narrative Dec 2006 Albert Schweitzer: His Experience and Example Jennifer Kasten, MSc Albert Schweitzer's career as a pioneer medical missionary in Africa stands as an example for today's physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):859-862. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.mhum1-0612. Viewpoint Dec 2006 Student Clinical Experiences in Africa: Who Are We Helping? Craig J. Conard, Mark J. Kahn, MD, Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and L. Lee Hamm, MD identifies the pitfalls of improperly organized international medical student electives and the hazards of volunteering for the wrong reasons. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):855-858. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.oped2-0612. Policy Forum Jan 2006 What Good Is Hypertension Screening If You Don't Do Anything About It? Christian J. Krautkramer The wide gap between hypertension screening and access to treatment for the uninsured needs to be addressed by clinical policymakers. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):42-47. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.pfor1-0601. Case and Commentary May 2006 Stigmatized Patients' Right to Equal Treatment Kelly D. Brownell, PhD and Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD Physicians should practice bias-reduction strategies in their treatment plans for and attitudes toward overweight and obese patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):298-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas1-0605. Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Pragmatic Principles of Pharmaceutical Donation Richard Currie, MD and Ronald Pust, MD Drug donations to medically underserved areas should abide by principles of pharmaceutical donation such as those formulated by the WHO. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):801-807. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas1-0612. Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Current page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society Dec 2006 The "Ethical Imperative" of Global Health Service Edward O'Neil Jr., MD Argument that all physicians are bound by an ethical imperative to offer volunteer care for medically underserved populations. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):846-850. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.msoc1-0612.
Health Law Dec 2006 Intellectual Property and Access to Medicine for the Poor Tara Leevy, LLB, LLM Intellectual property laws promulgated by the World Trade Organization affect developing nations' access to life-saving medications. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):834-838. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.hlaw1-0612.
Policy Forum Dec 2006 Equity or Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Aid: A Conflict of Principles Egbert Sondorp, MD, MPH and Olga Bornemisza, MSc Humanitarian support for refugees in host nations provides better care and services for the refugees than the host nation can supply for its own citizens. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):843-845. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor2-0612.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2008 Managing Prehypertension David S. Hatem, MD Strategies to manage hypertension and prehypertension are available. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):735-739. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.cprl1-0811.
Personal Narrative Dec 2006 Albert Schweitzer: His Experience and Example Jennifer Kasten, MSc Albert Schweitzer's career as a pioneer medical missionary in Africa stands as an example for today's physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):859-862. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.mhum1-0612.
Viewpoint Dec 2006 Student Clinical Experiences in Africa: Who Are We Helping? Craig J. Conard, Mark J. Kahn, MD, Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and L. Lee Hamm, MD identifies the pitfalls of improperly organized international medical student electives and the hazards of volunteering for the wrong reasons. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):855-858. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.oped2-0612.
Policy Forum Jan 2006 What Good Is Hypertension Screening If You Don't Do Anything About It? Christian J. Krautkramer The wide gap between hypertension screening and access to treatment for the uninsured needs to be addressed by clinical policymakers. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):42-47. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.pfor1-0601.
Case and Commentary May 2006 Stigmatized Patients' Right to Equal Treatment Kelly D. Brownell, PhD and Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD Physicians should practice bias-reduction strategies in their treatment plans for and attitudes toward overweight and obese patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):298-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas1-0605.
Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Pragmatic Principles of Pharmaceutical Donation Richard Currie, MD and Ronald Pust, MD Drug donations to medically underserved areas should abide by principles of pharmaceutical donation such as those formulated by the WHO. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):801-807. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas1-0612.
Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612.