Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Regard Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems to Facilitate Smoking Cessation? Thomas E. Novotny, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon) and May C. I. van Schalkwyk, MBBS, MPH Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E82-92. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.82. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Podcast Apr 2018 Ethics Talk: What Does "Surgical Justice" Mean for Plastic Surgeons? Surgeons can have an impact on patients and communities that goes well beyond the operating room. This month on Ethics Talk, we discuss how the concept of "surgical justice" can help plastic surgeons deliver better care topatients and communities. Medical Education Nov 2006 An Ambulatory Care Elective in a Resource-Poor Community Matthew Fitz, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):735-736. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.medu1-0611. Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612. State of the Art and Science Aug 2004 Diagnosing The Permanent Vegetative State Ronald Cranford, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):350-352. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.cprl1-0408. Health Law Aug 2004 Words Count as Much as Deeds Leah Eisenberg and Melissa Junge, MBA Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):353-356. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.hlaw1-0408. Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010. Medicine and Society Dec 2020 What Does the Public Need to Know About Brain Death? Katharina M. Busl, MD, MS Public awareness of brain death is based largely on inaccurate media representations. It’s no wonder so few of us understand brain death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1047-1054. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1047. Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Regard Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems to Facilitate Smoking Cessation? Thomas E. Novotny, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon) and May C. I. van Schalkwyk, MBBS, MPH Vaping has been thought to be a safe, effective smoking cessation aid, but little evidence supports its value in mitigating tobacco use. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E82-92. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.82.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Podcast Apr 2018 Ethics Talk: What Does "Surgical Justice" Mean for Plastic Surgeons? Surgeons can have an impact on patients and communities that goes well beyond the operating room. This month on Ethics Talk, we discuss how the concept of "surgical justice" can help plastic surgeons deliver better care topatients and communities.
Medical Education Nov 2006 An Ambulatory Care Elective in a Resource-Poor Community Matthew Fitz, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):735-736. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.medu1-0611.
Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2004 Diagnosing The Permanent Vegetative State Ronald Cranford, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):350-352. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.cprl1-0408.
Health Law Aug 2004 Words Count as Much as Deeds Leah Eisenberg and Melissa Junge, MBA Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):353-356. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.hlaw1-0408.
Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010.
Medicine and Society Dec 2020 What Does the Public Need to Know About Brain Death? Katharina M. Busl, MD, MS Public awareness of brain death is based largely on inaccurate media representations. It’s no wonder so few of us understand brain death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1047-1054. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1047.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602.