Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Clinicians and Trainees Respond to Each Other and to Patients Whose Views or Behaviors Are Offensive? Cory D. Mitchell, D.Bioethics, MA Affect labeling during painful bias incidents helps caregivers identify their duties to patients while enabling their own healing. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E480-484. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.480. Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Physicians Respond to Patient Requests for Religious Concordance? Jacob A. Blythe, MA and Farr A. Curlin, MD Patient-physician concordance is a matter of degree. In certain circumstances, greater concordance can motivate important goals of medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E485-492. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.485. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Organizations Respond to Racism Against Health Care Workers? Ann Marie Garran, PhD and Brian M. Rasmussen, PhD When patients express overt racism, caregivers need to feel safe and supported. The scope of organizations’ responsibilities to make that happen needs to be clearly defined. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E499-504. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.499. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. 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 Jul 2006 Can There Be Healing without Trust? Joseph B. Layde, MD, JD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):449-451. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas2-0607. Case and Commentary Sep 2016 Prioritizing Cross-Disciplinary Teaching and Learning and Patient Safety in Hospital-Based Environments Aimee Milliken, MSN, RN Interprofessional education facilitates health care team members’ communication, which impacts patient care, and thus is relevant to medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):891-897. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.ecas1-1609. Case and Commentary Jun 2005 Physicians' Dual Loyalties Stanley K. Dorst, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(6):403-406. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.6.ccas1-0506. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Clinicians and Trainees Respond to Each Other and to Patients Whose Views or Behaviors Are Offensive? Cory D. Mitchell, D.Bioethics, MA Affect labeling during painful bias incidents helps caregivers identify their duties to patients while enabling their own healing. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E480-484. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.480.
Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Physicians Respond to Patient Requests for Religious Concordance? Jacob A. Blythe, MA and Farr A. Curlin, MD Patient-physician concordance is a matter of degree. In certain circumstances, greater concordance can motivate important goals of medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E485-492. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.485.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Jun 2019 How Should Organizations Respond to Racism Against Health Care Workers? Ann Marie Garran, PhD and Brian M. Rasmussen, PhD When patients express overt racism, caregivers need to feel safe and supported. The scope of organizations’ responsibilities to make that happen needs to be clearly defined. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(6):E499-504. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.499.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
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 Jul 2006 Can There Be Healing without Trust? Joseph B. Layde, MD, JD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):449-451. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas2-0607.
Case and Commentary Sep 2016 Prioritizing Cross-Disciplinary Teaching and Learning and Patient Safety in Hospital-Based Environments Aimee Milliken, MSN, RN Interprofessional education facilitates health care team members’ communication, which impacts patient care, and thus is relevant to medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):891-897. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.ecas1-1609.
Case and Commentary Jun 2005 Physicians' Dual Loyalties Stanley K. Dorst, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(6):403-406. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.6.ccas1-0506.