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. 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. Medical Education May 2023 Interprofessional Art Rounds Linda Chang, PharmD, MPH and Dawn Mosher, DNP, RN, CHSE, CNE A workshop’s emphasis on visual thinking strategies helps maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values among interprofessional team members. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(5):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.317. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills? Matthew C. Bobel, MD and Robert K. Cleary, MD This article suggests strategies for how to disclose the nature and scope of resident surgeon involvement in managing intraoperative care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E583-588. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.583. Case and Commentary Oct 2023 How to Draw on Narrative to Mitigate Ageism William Smith, MD, MBA, MPH, David Elkin, MD, MSL, and Art Walaszek, MD Ageism is so structurally integrated and normalized in US health care that it is generally unnoticed by many clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E745-750. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.745.
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.
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.
Medical Education May 2023 Interprofessional Art Rounds Linda Chang, PharmD, MPH and Dawn Mosher, DNP, RN, CHSE, CNE A workshop’s emphasis on visual thinking strategies helps maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values among interprofessional team members. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(5):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.317.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills? Matthew C. Bobel, MD and Robert K. Cleary, MD This article suggests strategies for how to disclose the nature and scope of resident surgeon involvement in managing intraoperative care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E583-588. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.583.
Case and Commentary Oct 2023 How to Draw on Narrative to Mitigate Ageism William Smith, MD, MBA, MPH, David Elkin, MD, MSL, and Art Walaszek, MD Ageism is so structurally integrated and normalized in US health care that it is generally unnoticed by many clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E745-750. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.745.