Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Jul 2023 How Body Mass Index Compromises Care of Patients With Disabilities Alexander E. Jacobs While useful in analyzing population trends in relative body weight, BMI possesses multiple shortcomings when used as an individualized health screening tool. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E545-549. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.545. Medicine and Society Dec 2022 For Clinicians to Do Less, Organizations Must Do More Pallavi Juneja, MD Medicine has been defined by doing, but bias, error, and burnout are potential consequences of speed and constant activity. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1141-1148. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1141. Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608. Medicine and Society Oct 2019 Which Ethical Considerations Should Inform Hospice Decisions About Caring for Patients With Obesity? Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc, Brycin D. Hanslits, and Susan D. Goold, MD, MA, MHSA Current evidence suggests how hospice and palliative care clinicians can help advocate for high-quality, end-of-life care for patients with obesity. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E873-878. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.873. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2
Medicine and Society Jul 2023 How Body Mass Index Compromises Care of Patients With Disabilities Alexander E. Jacobs While useful in analyzing population trends in relative body weight, BMI possesses multiple shortcomings when used as an individualized health screening tool. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E545-549. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.545.
Medicine and Society Dec 2022 For Clinicians to Do Less, Organizations Must Do More Pallavi Juneja, MD Medicine has been defined by doing, but bias, error, and burnout are potential consequences of speed and constant activity. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1141-1148. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1141.
Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608.
Medicine and Society Oct 2019 Which Ethical Considerations Should Inform Hospice Decisions About Caring for Patients With Obesity? Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc, Brycin D. Hanslits, and Susan D. Goold, MD, MA, MHSA Current evidence suggests how hospice and palliative care clinicians can help advocate for high-quality, end-of-life care for patients with obesity. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E873-878. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.873.