Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jan 2022 Should Dentists Treat Despite Medical Contraindications? Bernard Friedland, BChD, MSc, JD Some patients who need general medical care before a dental intervention can suffer increased risk for poor outcomes if they have compromised access to care. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(1):E6-12. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.6. Medical Education Sep 2021 What Should the Public Know About Implantable Material and Device Innovation in the US? Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, MPA Device innovation has potential to improve patient outcomes over time, yet prospective benefits must be considered in light of risks. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E697-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.697. Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis? Angira Patel, MD, MPH, Anna Joong, MD, Efrat Lelkes, MD, and Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD When evaluating a 10-year-old with leukemia and chemo-induced heart failure for VAD placement, a team considers what to do. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E380-386. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.380. Letter to the Editor Oct 2019 Response to “Will We Code for Default ECMO?”: Clarifying the Scope of Do-Not-ECMO Orders Jacob A. Blythe, MA, Sarah E. Wieten, PhD, and Jason N. Batten, MD, MA The authors further consider the merits of preventing ECMO from becoming a default treatment. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E926-929. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.926. Case and Commentary Dec 2022 How Should Clinicians Own Their Roles as Past and Present Exacerbators of Health Inequity and as Present and Future Contributors to Health Equity? Lisa M. Lee, PhD, MA, MS and Anita L. Allen, JD, PhD To improve health outcomes, clinicians must move quickly yet operate slowly enough to center empathy in practice. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1121-1128. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1121. Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609. Letter to the Editor Nov 2016 Response to “Ethical and Clinical Dilemmas in Using Psychotropic Medications During Pregnancy” Jennifer Piel, JD, MD, Suzanne B. Murray, MD, and Carmen Antonela Croicu, MD Treatment of pregnant women with psychosis may involve reconciling conflicting ethical obligations. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1156-1159. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.corr1-1611.
Case and Commentary Jan 2022 Should Dentists Treat Despite Medical Contraindications? Bernard Friedland, BChD, MSc, JD Some patients who need general medical care before a dental intervention can suffer increased risk for poor outcomes if they have compromised access to care. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(1):E6-12. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.6.
Medical Education Sep 2021 What Should the Public Know About Implantable Material and Device Innovation in the US? Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, MPA Device innovation has potential to improve patient outcomes over time, yet prospective benefits must be considered in light of risks. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E697-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.697.
Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis? Angira Patel, MD, MPH, Anna Joong, MD, Efrat Lelkes, MD, and Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD When evaluating a 10-year-old with leukemia and chemo-induced heart failure for VAD placement, a team considers what to do. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E380-386. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.380.
Letter to the Editor Oct 2019 Response to “Will We Code for Default ECMO?”: Clarifying the Scope of Do-Not-ECMO Orders Jacob A. Blythe, MA, Sarah E. Wieten, PhD, and Jason N. Batten, MD, MA The authors further consider the merits of preventing ECMO from becoming a default treatment. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E926-929. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.926.
Case and Commentary Dec 2022 How Should Clinicians Own Their Roles as Past and Present Exacerbators of Health Inequity and as Present and Future Contributors to Health Equity? Lisa M. Lee, PhD, MA, MS and Anita L. Allen, JD, PhD To improve health outcomes, clinicians must move quickly yet operate slowly enough to center empathy in practice. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1121-1128. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1121.
Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609.
Letter to the Editor Nov 2016 Response to “Ethical and Clinical Dilemmas in Using Psychotropic Medications During Pregnancy” Jennifer Piel, JD, MD, Suzanne B. Murray, MD, and Carmen Antonela Croicu, MD Treatment of pregnant women with psychosis may involve reconciling conflicting ethical obligations. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1156-1159. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.corr1-1611.