Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Patients Navigate “Model Minority” Demands? Nellie Tran, PhD, Kevin Yabes, MS, and Arianne Miller, PhD The model minority myth has far-reaching implications for Asian Americans in many settings, including medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E456-464. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.456. Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond to Children in Transgenerationally Traumatized Families? Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH Pediatricians have obligations to find causes of children’s stress and respond with care to their clinical and social vulnerabilities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E465-470. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.465. Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673. Case and Commentary Nov 2019 In Experimental Hand Transplantation, Whose Views About Outcomes Should Matter Most? Andrea DiMartini, MD and Mary Amanda Dew, PhD Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E936-942. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.936. Case and Commentary Feb 2019 How Should Clinicians Communicate With Patients About the Roles of Artificially Intelligent Team Members? Daniel Schiff, MS and Jason Borenstein, PhD Clinical applications of AI prompt consideration of how responsibility should be distributed among professionals, tech companies, and others. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(2):E138-145. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.138. Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76. Case and Commentary Feb 2016 Should Physicians Attempt to Persuade a Patient to Accept a Compromised Organ for Transplant? Andy A. Tully, MD, Geraldine C. Diaz, DO, and John F. Renz, MD, PhD Transplant physicians must respect indecisive patients’ autonomy while continuing to educate them during their progress towards transplantation. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):101-107. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas1-1602. Case and Commentary Jan 2016 Should Children be Asked to be Bone Marrow Donors for Siblings? Katrina Ann Williamson and Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA A patient- and family-centered approach can illuminate possible risks and benefits of bone marrow donation to child donors and sibling recipients. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(1):18-23. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.1.ecas3-1601. Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703. Case and Commentary Aug 2008 Informed Refusal in the Emergency Department: Is It Really Informed? Matthew R. Lewin, MD, PhD The patient appears to have decision-making capacity, has head trauma, a headache despite intoxication, and is irritable—and she refuses a CT scan of the head. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(8):487-491. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.ccas1-0808. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Patients Navigate “Model Minority” Demands? Nellie Tran, PhD, Kevin Yabes, MS, and Arianne Miller, PhD The model minority myth has far-reaching implications for Asian Americans in many settings, including medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E456-464. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.456.
Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond to Children in Transgenerationally Traumatized Families? Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH Pediatricians have obligations to find causes of children’s stress and respond with care to their clinical and social vulnerabilities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E465-470. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.465.
Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673.
Case and Commentary Nov 2019 In Experimental Hand Transplantation, Whose Views About Outcomes Should Matter Most? Andrea DiMartini, MD and Mary Amanda Dew, PhD Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E936-942. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.936.
Case and Commentary Feb 2019 How Should Clinicians Communicate With Patients About the Roles of Artificially Intelligent Team Members? Daniel Schiff, MS and Jason Borenstein, PhD Clinical applications of AI prompt consideration of how responsibility should be distributed among professionals, tech companies, and others. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(2):E138-145. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.138.
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76.
Case and Commentary Feb 2016 Should Physicians Attempt to Persuade a Patient to Accept a Compromised Organ for Transplant? Andy A. Tully, MD, Geraldine C. Diaz, DO, and John F. Renz, MD, PhD Transplant physicians must respect indecisive patients’ autonomy while continuing to educate them during their progress towards transplantation. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):101-107. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas1-1602.
Case and Commentary Jan 2016 Should Children be Asked to be Bone Marrow Donors for Siblings? Katrina Ann Williamson and Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA A patient- and family-centered approach can illuminate possible risks and benefits of bone marrow donation to child donors and sibling recipients. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(1):18-23. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.1.ecas3-1601.
Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703.
Case and Commentary Aug 2008 Informed Refusal in the Emergency Department: Is It Really Informed? Matthew R. Lewin, MD, PhD The patient appears to have decision-making capacity, has head trauma, a headache despite intoxication, and is irritable—and she refuses a CT scan of the head. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(8):487-491. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.ccas1-0808.