Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Feb 2020 How Should Global Tobacco Control Efforts Be Prioritized to Protect Children in Resource-Poor Regions? Stella Aguinaga Bialous, DrPH and Yvette van der Eijk, PhD Tobacco and e-cigarette marketing is largely unrestricted in low- and middle-income countries, a violation of children’s rights. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E135-146. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.135. Letter to the Editor Jul 2020 Response to “How Should Global Tobacco Control Efforts Be Prioritized to Protect Children in Resource-Poor Regions?” A Deliberate Public Policy Plus Naivety at Best Alain Braillon, MD, PhD Do the WHO and health professionals simply fail to do their job adequately? AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E639-642. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.639. Policy Forum Aug 2020 How Structural Violence, Prohibition, and Stigma Have Paralyzed North American Responses to Opioid Overdose Mark Tyndall, MD, ScD and Zoë Dodd, MES Driven by toxic, unpredictable, unregulated supply, drug overdose deaths are rampant. Policies that support the war on drugs have to change to be helpful. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E723-728. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.723. Policy Forum Oct 2022 Strategies to Help Health Care Organizations Execute Their Food System Leadership Responsibilities Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD and Daniel R. George, PhD, MSc Since health organizations offer food, they are situated at key intersections of agricultural policies and practices and public health. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E994-1003. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.994. Policy Forum Sep 2017 Surgery in Shackles: What Are Surgeons’ Obligations to Incarcerated Patients in the Operating Room? Sara Scarlet, MD and Elizabeth Dreesen, MD Shackling incarcerated surgery patients is unnecessary for safety and undermines patients’ trust. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):939-946. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.pfor1-1709. Policy Forum Sep 2016 Overcoming Historical Separation between Oral and General Health Care: Interprofessional Collaboration for Promoting Health Equity Lisa Simon, DMD Health equity requires physician-dentist collaboration. What are next steps for integrating oral and general health care? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):941-949. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor1-1609. Policy Forum Oct 2003 Psychotropic Medications and Criminal Defendants Robert M. Wettstein, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):455-459. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.pfor1-0310 Policy Forum Mar 2018 Who Counts? What Counts? Place and the Limits of Perinatal Mortality Measures Claire Wendland, MD, PhD Perinatal mortality indicators like the maternal mortality ratio mask social determinants of health and undermine reproductive justice. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):278-287. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.pfor2-1803. Policy Forum Oct 2014 Conflicts of Interest for Physicians Treating Egg Donors Caroline Bass and Joseph Gregorio Lack of protections for egg donors can result in physician conflicts of interest, inadequate informed consent processes, and subpar donor care. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(10):822-826. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.10.pfor2-1410. Policy Forum Apr 2008 Reimbursement of Medical Care for Immigrants Laura D. Hermer, JD, LLM Physicians face challenges in getting reimbursed for the care they provide to immigrants. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(4):224-228. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.4.pfor1-0804. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Policy Forum Feb 2020 How Should Global Tobacco Control Efforts Be Prioritized to Protect Children in Resource-Poor Regions? Stella Aguinaga Bialous, DrPH and Yvette van der Eijk, PhD Tobacco and e-cigarette marketing is largely unrestricted in low- and middle-income countries, a violation of children’s rights. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E135-146. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.135.
Letter to the Editor Jul 2020 Response to “How Should Global Tobacco Control Efforts Be Prioritized to Protect Children in Resource-Poor Regions?” A Deliberate Public Policy Plus Naivety at Best Alain Braillon, MD, PhD Do the WHO and health professionals simply fail to do their job adequately? AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E639-642. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.639.
Policy Forum Aug 2020 How Structural Violence, Prohibition, and Stigma Have Paralyzed North American Responses to Opioid Overdose Mark Tyndall, MD, ScD and Zoë Dodd, MES Driven by toxic, unpredictable, unregulated supply, drug overdose deaths are rampant. Policies that support the war on drugs have to change to be helpful. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E723-728. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.723.
Policy Forum Oct 2022 Strategies to Help Health Care Organizations Execute Their Food System Leadership Responsibilities Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD and Daniel R. George, PhD, MSc Since health organizations offer food, they are situated at key intersections of agricultural policies and practices and public health. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E994-1003. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.994.
Policy Forum Sep 2017 Surgery in Shackles: What Are Surgeons’ Obligations to Incarcerated Patients in the Operating Room? Sara Scarlet, MD and Elizabeth Dreesen, MD Shackling incarcerated surgery patients is unnecessary for safety and undermines patients’ trust. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):939-946. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.pfor1-1709.
Policy Forum Sep 2016 Overcoming Historical Separation between Oral and General Health Care: Interprofessional Collaboration for Promoting Health Equity Lisa Simon, DMD Health equity requires physician-dentist collaboration. What are next steps for integrating oral and general health care? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):941-949. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor1-1609.
Policy Forum Oct 2003 Psychotropic Medications and Criminal Defendants Robert M. Wettstein, MD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):455-459. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.pfor1-0310
Policy Forum Mar 2018 Who Counts? What Counts? Place and the Limits of Perinatal Mortality Measures Claire Wendland, MD, PhD Perinatal mortality indicators like the maternal mortality ratio mask social determinants of health and undermine reproductive justice. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):278-287. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.pfor2-1803.
Policy Forum Oct 2014 Conflicts of Interest for Physicians Treating Egg Donors Caroline Bass and Joseph Gregorio Lack of protections for egg donors can result in physician conflicts of interest, inadequate informed consent processes, and subpar donor care. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(10):822-826. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.10.pfor2-1410.
Policy Forum Apr 2008 Reimbursement of Medical Care for Immigrants Laura D. Hermer, JD, LLM Physicians face challenges in getting reimbursed for the care they provide to immigrants. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(4):224-228. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.4.pfor1-0804.