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 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. Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605. Case and Commentary Feb 2013 Profiling Patients to Identify Prospective Donors Richard E. Thompson, MD If wealth screening and patient care must be mixed, they would be safer and more effective if guided by a policy developed with input from physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(2):114-118. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.2.ecas3-1302. 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 Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 2 Nalaini Sriskandarajah, MD and Sai Sriskandarajah, JD Physicians can take an active role in helping victims of domestic partner abuse receive the medical care and emotional support needed. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):383-386. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409. Case and Commentary Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 1 Karin Kalkstein, MD Physicians can take an active role in helping victims of domestic partner abuse receive the medical care and emotional support needed. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):381-383. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409.
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 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.
Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605.
Case and Commentary Feb 2013 Profiling Patients to Identify Prospective Donors Richard E. Thompson, MD If wealth screening and patient care must be mixed, they would be safer and more effective if guided by a policy developed with input from physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(2):114-118. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.2.ecas3-1302.
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 Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 2 Nalaini Sriskandarajah, MD and Sai Sriskandarajah, JD Physicians can take an active role in helping victims of domestic partner abuse receive the medical care and emotional support needed. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):383-386. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409.
Case and Commentary Sep 2004 Obtaining Asylum from Partner Abuse: the Physician's Role, Commentary 1 Karin Kalkstein, MD Physicians can take an active role in helping victims of domestic partner abuse receive the medical care and emotional support needed. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(9):381-383. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.9.ccas1-0409.