Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Patients Who Receive Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault Be Considered for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV? Michela Blain, MD and Julia C. Dombrowski, MD, MPH Patient-centered care means offering potentially beneficial interventions while avoiding retraumatizing a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E388-393. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.388. 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 Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 1 Karin Kalkstein, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):381-383. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409. Case and Commentary Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 2 Nalaini Sriskandarajah, MD and Sai Sriskandarajah, JD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):383-386. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409. Health Law Feb 2009 When Patient-Physician Confidentiality Conflicts with the Law Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Physicians are bound in most states to report treating injuries they suspect are violence related. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):146-148. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.hlaw1-0902. Viewpoint Dec 2007 Mandatory Reporting of Injuries Inflicted by Intimate Partner Violence Carolyn J. Sachs, MD, MPH State laws often require physicians to report suspected abuse and assault, creating a dilemma for physicians who must not only treat the injured patient but act as an informant to police. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):842-845. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.oped1-0712.
Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Patients Who Receive Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault Be Considered for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV? Michela Blain, MD and Julia C. Dombrowski, MD, MPH Patient-centered care means offering potentially beneficial interventions while avoiding retraumatizing a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E388-393. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.388.
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 Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 1 Karin Kalkstein, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):381-383. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409.
Case and Commentary Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 2 Nalaini Sriskandarajah, MD and Sai Sriskandarajah, JD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):383-386. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409.
Health Law Feb 2009 When Patient-Physician Confidentiality Conflicts with the Law Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Physicians are bound in most states to report treating injuries they suspect are violence related. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):146-148. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.hlaw1-0902.
Viewpoint Dec 2007 Mandatory Reporting of Injuries Inflicted by Intimate Partner Violence Carolyn J. Sachs, MD, MPH State laws often require physicians to report suspected abuse and assault, creating a dilemma for physicians who must not only treat the injured patient but act as an informant to police. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):842-845. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.oped1-0712.