Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Nov 2008 Uncertainties in the Absence of Data: Use of Pravastatin in Young Children Anna Shifrin and Darshak Sanghavi, MD The AAP’s guidelines on lipid screening for children raise concerns about the fundamental purpose of prevention and its role in balancing individual autonomy with the benefits of society at large. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):747-749. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.pfor1-0811. Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 How Should Physicians Help Gender-Transitioning Adolescents Consider Potential Iatrogenic Harms of Hormone Therapy? Thomas D. Steensma, PhD, S. Annelijn Wensing-Kruger, MSc, and Daniel T. Klink, MD, PhD Adolescents with gender dysphoria should be active participants in decisions about their gender-related health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):762-770. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas3-1708. Medicine and Society Aug 2017 Are Physicians Blameworthy for Iatrogenic Harm Resulting from Unnecessary Genital Surgeries? Samuel Reis-Dennis, PhD and Elizabeth Reis, PhD Physicians are accountable to patients for physical and psychological harm caused by intersex surgery, cosmetic vaginal surgery, or circumcision. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):825-833. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.msoc3-1708. History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112. Medical Education Jan 2007 Teaching Smoking Cessation in US Medical Schools: A Long Way to Go Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN and Catherine A. Powers, EdD, LSW Teaching about tobacco cessation interventions should be integrated into the medical school curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):21-25. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.medu1-0701.
Policy Forum Nov 2008 Uncertainties in the Absence of Data: Use of Pravastatin in Young Children Anna Shifrin and Darshak Sanghavi, MD The AAP’s guidelines on lipid screening for children raise concerns about the fundamental purpose of prevention and its role in balancing individual autonomy with the benefits of society at large. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):747-749. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.pfor1-0811.
Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 How Should Physicians Help Gender-Transitioning Adolescents Consider Potential Iatrogenic Harms of Hormone Therapy? Thomas D. Steensma, PhD, S. Annelijn Wensing-Kruger, MSc, and Daniel T. Klink, MD, PhD Adolescents with gender dysphoria should be active participants in decisions about their gender-related health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):762-770. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas3-1708.
Medicine and Society Aug 2017 Are Physicians Blameworthy for Iatrogenic Harm Resulting from Unnecessary Genital Surgeries? Samuel Reis-Dennis, PhD and Elizabeth Reis, PhD Physicians are accountable to patients for physical and psychological harm caused by intersex surgery, cosmetic vaginal surgery, or circumcision. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):825-833. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.msoc3-1708.
History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112.
Medical Education Jan 2007 Teaching Smoking Cessation in US Medical Schools: A Long Way to Go Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN and Catherine A. Powers, EdD, LSW Teaching about tobacco cessation interventions should be integrated into the medical school curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):21-25. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.medu1-0701.