Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353. Case and Commentary May 2022 How Does Cognitive Bias Affect Conversations With Patients About Dietary Supplements? Ila M. Harris, PharmD, Christine C. Danner, PhD, and David J. Satin, MD Some allopathic clinicians’ biases influence the information they draw upon to make decisions and offer recommendations. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E368-375. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.368. Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient’s Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered? Bantale Ayisire, MS, RN and Kristen R. Choi, PhD, RN Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E729-734. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.729. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244. Case and Commentary Dec 2023 When, If Ever, Is It Appropriate to Regard a Patient as “Too Medically Complex” for One Inpatient Service, But Not Another? David Marcus, MD, HEC-C Constraints on hospitalists and surgeons and restricted orthopedic admission criteria can exacerbate patients’ distress that comes from clinicians’ disagreements. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E873-877. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.873.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353.
Case and Commentary May 2022 How Does Cognitive Bias Affect Conversations With Patients About Dietary Supplements? Ila M. Harris, PharmD, Christine C. Danner, PhD, and David J. Satin, MD Some allopathic clinicians’ biases influence the information they draw upon to make decisions and offer recommendations. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E368-375. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.368.
Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient’s Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered? Bantale Ayisire, MS, RN and Kristen R. Choi, PhD, RN Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E729-734. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.729.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244.
Case and Commentary Dec 2023 When, If Ever, Is It Appropriate to Regard a Patient as “Too Medically Complex” for One Inpatient Service, But Not Another? David Marcus, MD, HEC-C Constraints on hospitalists and surgeons and restricted orthopedic admission criteria can exacerbate patients’ distress that comes from clinicians’ disagreements. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E873-877. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.873.