Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint May 2008 The Teaching of Law in Medical Education Nirav D. Shah, JD Medical schools should have formal curriculum on the laws and regulations that pertain to medical practice. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):332-337. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.oped1-0805. Case and Commentary May 2007 The Hard Case of Palliative Sedation Eran Klein, MD, PhD The rule of double effect can help Catholic institutions determine whether terminal sedation is ever morally acceptable. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):345-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.ccas3-0705. Case and Commentary Sep 2007 Pregnant Women and Cervical Cancer: Balancing Best Interest of Mother and Fetus Watson A. Bowes, Jr., MD An examination of how a doctor should counsel a pregnant woman through the ethical and medical challenges of being diagnosed with stage II cervical cancer. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(9):600-604. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.9.ccas1-0709. Viewpoint Oct 2005 Teens Deserve More than Abstinence-Only Education Debra Hauser Adolescents should receive comprehensive sex education that includes information about both sexual abstinence and contraception. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):710-715. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.oped2-0510. Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505. Policy Forum Oct 2004 Should Surgery Have an FDA? Robert S. Rhodes, MD There are many challenges that need to be overcome before a regulating body can be established to oversee surgical procedures and devices. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):459-461. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.pfor2-0410. Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 1 Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):72-75. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402. Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 2 Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):76-77. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2
Viewpoint May 2008 The Teaching of Law in Medical Education Nirav D. Shah, JD Medical schools should have formal curriculum on the laws and regulations that pertain to medical practice. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):332-337. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.oped1-0805.
Case and Commentary May 2007 The Hard Case of Palliative Sedation Eran Klein, MD, PhD The rule of double effect can help Catholic institutions determine whether terminal sedation is ever morally acceptable. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):345-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.ccas3-0705.
Case and Commentary Sep 2007 Pregnant Women and Cervical Cancer: Balancing Best Interest of Mother and Fetus Watson A. Bowes, Jr., MD An examination of how a doctor should counsel a pregnant woman through the ethical and medical challenges of being diagnosed with stage II cervical cancer. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(9):600-604. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.9.ccas1-0709.
Viewpoint Oct 2005 Teens Deserve More than Abstinence-Only Education Debra Hauser Adolescents should receive comprehensive sex education that includes information about both sexual abstinence and contraception. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):710-715. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.oped2-0510.
Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505.
Policy Forum Oct 2004 Should Surgery Have an FDA? Robert S. Rhodes, MD There are many challenges that need to be overcome before a regulating body can be established to oversee surgical procedures and devices. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):459-461. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.pfor2-0410.
Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 1 Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):72-75. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402.
Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 2 Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):76-77. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402.