Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent AMA Code Says Dec 2018 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to a Physician’s Power to Name Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE The Code offers guidance about delivering a diagnosis and promoting patients’ best interests when assigning names to patients’ conditions. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(12):E1139-1142. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1139. Medical Education May 2022 Is My Patient Taking an Unsafe Dietary Supplement? Ilisa B. G. Bernstein, PharmD, JD and Karin L. Bolte, JD Dietary supplements can have side effects; interact with medications, food, or other supplements; or be unsafe. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E390-395. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.390. AMA Code Says Dec 2002 CEJA to Present Three Reports with Recommendations to House of Delegates Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(12):361-362. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.12.code1-0212. Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010. Medical Education Sep 2021 What Should the Public Know About Implantable Material and Device Innovation in the US? Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, MPA Device innovation has potential to improve patient outcomes over time, yet prospective benefits must be considered in light of risks. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E697-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.697. AMA Code Says Nov 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Risk Management Ethics Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE and Deborah M. Eng, MS, MA Ethical dimensions of risk management are illuminated in AMA Code content on discharge planning. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E940-944. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.940. Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598. State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609. Medical Education Jul 2023 Teaching How to Avoid Overreliance on BMI in Diagnosing and Caring for Patients With Eating Disorders Kratika Mishra and Erin Harrop, PhD, LICSW Physicians tend to rely on diagnostic criteria, including BMI, that can influence patients’ access to care, referrals, and insurance coverage for indicated interventions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E507-513. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.507. AMA Code Says Jul 2023 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI Jake Young, PhD, MPH, MFA Although body-mass index is regularly used, it has come under clinical and ethical scrutiny. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E514-516. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.514. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
AMA Code Says Dec 2018 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to a Physician’s Power to Name Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE The Code offers guidance about delivering a diagnosis and promoting patients’ best interests when assigning names to patients’ conditions. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(12):E1139-1142. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1139.
Medical Education May 2022 Is My Patient Taking an Unsafe Dietary Supplement? Ilisa B. G. Bernstein, PharmD, JD and Karin L. Bolte, JD Dietary supplements can have side effects; interact with medications, food, or other supplements; or be unsafe. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E390-395. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.390.
AMA Code Says Dec 2002 CEJA to Present Three Reports with Recommendations to House of Delegates Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(12):361-362. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.12.code1-0212.
Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010.
Medical Education Sep 2021 What Should the Public Know About Implantable Material and Device Innovation in the US? Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, MPA Device innovation has potential to improve patient outcomes over time, yet prospective benefits must be considered in light of risks. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E697-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.697.
AMA Code Says Nov 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Risk Management Ethics Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE and Deborah M. Eng, MS, MA Ethical dimensions of risk management are illuminated in AMA Code content on discharge planning. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E940-944. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.940.
Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609.
Medical Education Jul 2023 Teaching How to Avoid Overreliance on BMI in Diagnosing and Caring for Patients With Eating Disorders Kratika Mishra and Erin Harrop, PhD, LICSW Physicians tend to rely on diagnostic criteria, including BMI, that can influence patients’ access to care, referrals, and insurance coverage for indicated interventions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E507-513. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.507.
AMA Code Says Jul 2023 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI Jake Young, PhD, MPH, MFA Although body-mass index is regularly used, it has come under clinical and ethical scrutiny. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E514-516. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.514.