Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum May 2022 Which Features of Dietary Supplement Industry, Product Trends, and Regulation Deserve Physicians’ Attention? Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD and AMA Council on Science and Public Health Illegal, fraudulent, adulterated, or improperly labeled products should be regarded as sources of possible clinical and ethical harm to patients. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E410-418. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.410. Policy Forum Mar 2023 What Should Be Clinicians’ Roles in Regulatory Assessment of Prospective Interventions’ Risks of Exacerbating Inequity? Anushka Bhaskar and Daniel Carpenter, PhD When regulatory decisions express overconfidence, one risk is that the costliness or misinformation will exacerbate health inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(3):E204-209. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.204. 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 Jan 2018 What Should Be the Scope of Physicians’ Roles in Responding to Gun Violence? Nora Jones, PhD, Jenny Nguyen, Nicolle K. Strand, JD, MBioethics, and Kathleen Reeves, MD Gatekeepers of gun privileges is not an appropriate role for physicians since there is no objective test of fitness for gun ownership or possession. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):84-90. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.pfor2-1801. Policy Forum Sep 2011 Patient Safety Organizations Are Step 1; Data Sharing Is Step 2 Allan S. Frankel, MD PSOs are not required to share their data, which limits the ability to achieve a much-needed national perspective. Regardless, the are a step in the right direction. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(9):642-646. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.9.pfor1-1109. Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704. Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610. Policy Forum Jun 2004 Patient Safety and Patients' Rights Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH Patient safety can be improved through the implementation of a physician reporting system, in which medical errors can be reported confidentially. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):279-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.pfor2-0406.
Policy Forum May 2022 Which Features of Dietary Supplement Industry, Product Trends, and Regulation Deserve Physicians’ Attention? Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD and AMA Council on Science and Public Health Illegal, fraudulent, adulterated, or improperly labeled products should be regarded as sources of possible clinical and ethical harm to patients. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E410-418. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.410.
Policy Forum Mar 2023 What Should Be Clinicians’ Roles in Regulatory Assessment of Prospective Interventions’ Risks of Exacerbating Inequity? Anushka Bhaskar and Daniel Carpenter, PhD When regulatory decisions express overconfidence, one risk is that the costliness or misinformation will exacerbate health inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(3):E204-209. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.204.
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 Jan 2018 What Should Be the Scope of Physicians’ Roles in Responding to Gun Violence? Nora Jones, PhD, Jenny Nguyen, Nicolle K. Strand, JD, MBioethics, and Kathleen Reeves, MD Gatekeepers of gun privileges is not an appropriate role for physicians since there is no objective test of fitness for gun ownership or possession. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):84-90. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.pfor2-1801.
Policy Forum Sep 2011 Patient Safety Organizations Are Step 1; Data Sharing Is Step 2 Allan S. Frankel, MD PSOs are not required to share their data, which limits the ability to achieve a much-needed national perspective. Regardless, the are a step in the right direction. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(9):642-646. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.9.pfor1-1109.
Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704.
Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610.
Policy Forum Jun 2004 Patient Safety and Patients' Rights Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH Patient safety can be improved through the implementation of a physician reporting system, in which medical errors can be reported confidentially. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):279-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.pfor2-0406.