Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674. 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 Jun 2024 When Should Patients at the End of Life Get Antimicrobials? Noah Boton, MD and Jeffrey Larnard, MD Some clinicians might neglect discussing benefits and harms of antimicrobials with their patients during advance care planning processes. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E456-462. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.456. Case and Commentary Jun 2024 How Should Clinicians Navigate Interprofessional Tension in Their Roles as Antimicrobial Stewards? James B. Cutrell, MD and James M. Sanders, PhD, PharmD This commentary on a case describes need for clinician collaboration to optimize therapeutic use of antimicrobials in clinical settings. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E441-447. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.441. Case and Commentary Jul 2024 How Should Risks and Benefits of Short-Acting Opioids Be Evaluated in the Care of Inpatients With OUD? Kathryn A. Dong, MD, MSc and Katherine M. Duthie, PhD, HEC-C Severe withdrawal, risk of patient-initiated discharge, and some inpatients’ uses of substances prompt questions considered in this commentary. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E512-519. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.512.
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 Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674.
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 Jun 2024 When Should Patients at the End of Life Get Antimicrobials? Noah Boton, MD and Jeffrey Larnard, MD Some clinicians might neglect discussing benefits and harms of antimicrobials with their patients during advance care planning processes. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E456-462. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.456.
Case and Commentary Jun 2024 How Should Clinicians Navigate Interprofessional Tension in Their Roles as Antimicrobial Stewards? James B. Cutrell, MD and James M. Sanders, PhD, PharmD This commentary on a case describes need for clinician collaboration to optimize therapeutic use of antimicrobials in clinical settings. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E441-447. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.441.
Case and Commentary Jul 2024 How Should Risks and Benefits of Short-Acting Opioids Be Evaluated in the Care of Inpatients With OUD? Kathryn A. Dong, MD, MSc and Katherine M. Duthie, PhD, HEC-C Severe withdrawal, risk of patient-initiated discharge, and some inpatients’ uses of substances prompt questions considered in this commentary. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(7):E512-519. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.512.