Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Viewpoint Aug 2006 Adding Burden to Burden: Cosmetic Surgery for Children with Down Syndrome Ann K. Suzedelis, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(8):538-540. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.8.oped1-0608. Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Physician Activism and Civil Disobedience, Commentary 1 Tom Tomlinson, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):16-19. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas3-0401. Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Physician Activism and Civil Disobedience, Commentary 2 Barry DeCoster, MA Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):20-23. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas3-0401. Policy Forum Sep 2016 Shared Responsibility: Massachusetts Legislators, Physicians, and An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education, and Prevention Meghan Rudder, MD, Lulu Tsao, MD, and Helen E. Jack Massachusetts legislation limiting supply of first-time opioid prescriptions creates opportunity for interprofessional collaboration on drug policy. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):950-959. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor2-1609. Policy Forum Dec 2016 Promoting Access to School-Based Services for Children’s Mental Health MaryKatherine Brueck Disparities in children’s mental health care could be addressed through expansion of school-based programs via passage of the Mental Health in Schools Act. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1218-1224. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.pfor1-1612.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Viewpoint Aug 2006 Adding Burden to Burden: Cosmetic Surgery for Children with Down Syndrome Ann K. Suzedelis, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(8):538-540. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.8.oped1-0608.
Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Physician Activism and Civil Disobedience, Commentary 1 Tom Tomlinson, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):16-19. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas3-0401.
Case and Commentary Jan 2004 Physician Activism and Civil Disobedience, Commentary 2 Barry DeCoster, MA Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):20-23. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.ccas3-0401.
Policy Forum Sep 2016 Shared Responsibility: Massachusetts Legislators, Physicians, and An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education, and Prevention Meghan Rudder, MD, Lulu Tsao, MD, and Helen E. Jack Massachusetts legislation limiting supply of first-time opioid prescriptions creates opportunity for interprofessional collaboration on drug policy. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):950-959. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor2-1609.
Policy Forum Dec 2016 Promoting Access to School-Based Services for Children’s Mental Health MaryKatherine Brueck Disparities in children’s mental health care could be addressed through expansion of school-based programs via passage of the Mental Health in Schools Act. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1218-1224. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.pfor1-1612.