Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent History of Medicine May 2019 Will We Code for Default ECMO? Daniel J. Brauner, MD and Christopher J. Zimmermann, MD CPR has become default treatment for all patients in cardiac arrest. The history of how this happened demonstrates the power of CPT coding. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E443-449. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.443. Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429. Policy Forum May 2016 Strategies to Improve Health Care Ethics Consultation: Bridging the Knowledge Gap Ellen Fox, MD Strategies for improving health care ethics consultation should appeal to key stakeholders in hospitals and not just the academic bioethics community. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):528-533. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.pfor1-1605. Art of Medicine May 2019 Sustaining the Lives of Art Objects Sarah Molina Caring for the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection suggests the importance of cultural humility in museums and in medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E450-454. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.450. Personal Narrative May 2019 How Can We Make Out-of-Hospital CPR More Family Centered? Caroline Mawer, MRCGP, MBBS, MSc, MFPH Linda’s story suggests ways to take better care of terminally and chronically ill patients at home by listening in different ways. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E461-469. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.461. Policy Forum May 2019 What Should We Learn From Early Hemodialysis Allocation About How We Should Be Using ECMO? Daniel Gutteridge, MD and Gabriel T. Bosslet, MD, MA Early hemodialysis allocation deliberations can inform deliberative democratic methods for setting criteria for and guiding policy making about ECMO. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E421-428. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.421. Medicine and Society May 2019 Palliative Care for Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support Sara E. Wordingham, MD and Colleen K. McIlvennan, DNP, ANP Palliation goals should inform MCS therapy duration, symptom management, and advance care planning and facilitate communication. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E435-442. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.435. Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Long-Term Life-Sustaining Care Be Started in Emergency Settings? Ellen C. Meltzer, MD, MSc, Natalia S. Ivascu, MD, Mark K. Edwin, MD, and Timothy J. Ingall, MBBS, MD, PhD Extracorporeal Life Support Organization guidelines emphasize proportionality and benefit/risk analyses in decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E401-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.401. Case and Commentary May 2019 How Should Physicians Respond to Requests for LVAD Removal? Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS Patients have a right to decline or withdraw LVADs. Informed consent and shared decision making is not easy, however, with treatments that are high risk, high reward. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E394-400. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.394. Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Current page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
History of Medicine May 2019 Will We Code for Default ECMO? Daniel J. Brauner, MD and Christopher J. Zimmermann, MD CPR has become default treatment for all patients in cardiac arrest. The history of how this happened demonstrates the power of CPT coding. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E443-449. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.443.
Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429.
Policy Forum May 2016 Strategies to Improve Health Care Ethics Consultation: Bridging the Knowledge Gap Ellen Fox, MD Strategies for improving health care ethics consultation should appeal to key stakeholders in hospitals and not just the academic bioethics community. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):528-533. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.pfor1-1605.
Art of Medicine May 2019 Sustaining the Lives of Art Objects Sarah Molina Caring for the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection suggests the importance of cultural humility in museums and in medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E450-454. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.450.
Personal Narrative May 2019 How Can We Make Out-of-Hospital CPR More Family Centered? Caroline Mawer, MRCGP, MBBS, MSc, MFPH Linda’s story suggests ways to take better care of terminally and chronically ill patients at home by listening in different ways. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E461-469. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.461.
Policy Forum May 2019 What Should We Learn From Early Hemodialysis Allocation About How We Should Be Using ECMO? Daniel Gutteridge, MD and Gabriel T. Bosslet, MD, MA Early hemodialysis allocation deliberations can inform deliberative democratic methods for setting criteria for and guiding policy making about ECMO. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E421-428. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.421.
Medicine and Society May 2019 Palliative Care for Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support Sara E. Wordingham, MD and Colleen K. McIlvennan, DNP, ANP Palliation goals should inform MCS therapy duration, symptom management, and advance care planning and facilitate communication. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E435-442. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.435.
Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Long-Term Life-Sustaining Care Be Started in Emergency Settings? Ellen C. Meltzer, MD, MSc, Natalia S. Ivascu, MD, Mark K. Edwin, MD, and Timothy J. Ingall, MBBS, MD, PhD Extracorporeal Life Support Organization guidelines emphasize proportionality and benefit/risk analyses in decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E401-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.401.
Case and Commentary May 2019 How Should Physicians Respond to Requests for LVAD Removal? Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS Patients have a right to decline or withdraw LVADs. Informed consent and shared decision making is not easy, however, with treatments that are high risk, high reward. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E394-400. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.394.
Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care.