Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Original Research Feb 2019 Can AI Help Reduce Disparities in General Medical and Mental Health Care? Irene Y. Chen, Peter Szolovits, PhD, and Marzyeh Ghassemi, PhD As machine learning becomes increasingly common in health care, these systems’ data, algorithms, and recommendations raise critical justice questions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(2):E167-179. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.167. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701. 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. In the Literature Jun 2003 Assessing Affirmative Action in Medical Schools Michelle Lim Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):219-221. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.jdsc3-0306. Medical Education Jun 2003 Grutter v Bollinger Susanna Smith Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):208-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.medu1-0306. 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. Viewpoint Jun 2014 In Defense of Affirmative Action: By Any Means Necessary Shanta Driver, JD Virtual Mentor. 2014;489-494. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.6.oped1-1406. Viewpoint Jun 2014 Questioning the Rationale for Affirmative Action Abigail Thernstrom, PhD Defenses of affirmative action rely on faulty assumptions about the educational value of student-body diversity and the best ways to address educational inequities. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(6):495-497. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.6.oped2-1406. 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. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Original Research Feb 2019 Can AI Help Reduce Disparities in General Medical and Mental Health Care? Irene Y. Chen, Peter Szolovits, PhD, and Marzyeh Ghassemi, PhD As machine learning becomes increasingly common in health care, these systems’ data, algorithms, and recommendations raise critical justice questions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(2):E167-179. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.167.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701.
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.
In the Literature Jun 2003 Assessing Affirmative Action in Medical Schools Michelle Lim Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):219-221. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.jdsc3-0306.
Medical Education Jun 2003 Grutter v Bollinger Susanna Smith Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(6):208-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.6.medu1-0306.
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.
Viewpoint Jun 2014 In Defense of Affirmative Action: By Any Means Necessary Shanta Driver, JD Virtual Mentor. 2014;489-494. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.6.oped1-1406.
Viewpoint Jun 2014 Questioning the Rationale for Affirmative Action Abigail Thernstrom, PhD Defenses of affirmative action rely on faulty assumptions about the educational value of student-body diversity and the best ways to address educational inequities. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(6):495-497. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.6.oped2-1406.
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.