Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Apr 2020 Should Surgeons or Anesthesiologists Manage Perioperative Pain Protocols? Patricia Doerr, MD and Brooke Chidgey, MD Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) protocols vary by surgery type and are compared, clinically and ethically, to traditional protocols. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E319-324. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.319. Policy Forum Aug 2020 Revisiting the WHO Analgesic Ladder for Surgical Management of Pain Laura Stone McGuire, MD and Konstantin Slavin, MD A 3-step analgesic ladder was introduced in 1986 and needs change. Surgical interventions could reduce opioid use and motivate expansion of current pain management approaches. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E695-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.695. Policy Forum Jun 2018 Defining Adequate Quality and Safety Metrics for Burn Care Laura S. Johnson, MD and Jeffrey W. Shupp, MD Burn care physicians must walk a fine line between providing individualized care and applying population-based quality metrics. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):567-574. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.pfor1-1806. Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002. Policy Forum Mar 2009 Responsibility and Collaboration in Health Team Care Kelly Dineen, RN, JD Physicians are responsible for overseeing and collaborating with the expanded health care delivery team. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):247-252. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.pfor1-0903.
Policy Forum Apr 2020 Should Surgeons or Anesthesiologists Manage Perioperative Pain Protocols? Patricia Doerr, MD and Brooke Chidgey, MD Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) protocols vary by surgery type and are compared, clinically and ethically, to traditional protocols. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E319-324. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.319.
Policy Forum Aug 2020 Revisiting the WHO Analgesic Ladder for Surgical Management of Pain Laura Stone McGuire, MD and Konstantin Slavin, MD A 3-step analgesic ladder was introduced in 1986 and needs change. Surgical interventions could reduce opioid use and motivate expansion of current pain management approaches. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E695-701. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.695.
Policy Forum Jun 2018 Defining Adequate Quality and Safety Metrics for Burn Care Laura S. Johnson, MD and Jeffrey W. Shupp, MD Burn care physicians must walk a fine line between providing individualized care and applying population-based quality metrics. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):567-574. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.pfor1-1806.
Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002.
Policy Forum Mar 2009 Responsibility and Collaboration in Health Team Care Kelly Dineen, RN, JD Physicians are responsible for overseeing and collaborating with the expanded health care delivery team. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(3):247-252. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.3.pfor1-0903.