Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559. Case and Commentary Feb 2005 Helping the Patient Achieve Quality-of-Life Goals, Commentary 1 Thomas Finucane, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):148-156. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.ccas3-0502. Case and Commentary Feb 2005 Helping the Patient Achieve Quality-of-Life Goals, Commentary 2 Alfred Simon, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):148-156. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.ccas3-0502. Case and Commentary Feb 2005 Helping the Patient Achieve Quality-of-Life Goals, Commentary 3 Muriel Gillick, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):148-156. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.ccas3-0502. Podcast Jun 2018 Ethics Talk: How to Help Burn Patients Survive and Thrive - An Interview with Dr. Monica Gerrek and Andrea Rubin Supporting burn patients physically, psychologically, and emotionally during their recovery can be a challenge. This month on Ethics Talk, we explore how medical teams can ensure that patients are given the holistic care they need. History of Medicine Jun 2018 Getting Past Dax Monica L. Gerrek, PhD The decision-making capacity and autonomy of burn patients and medical paternalism is examined through the cases of Dax Cowart and Andrea Rubin. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):581-588. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.mhst1-1806. Viewpoint Jun 2018 The Four-Quadrant Approach to Ethical Issues in Burn Care Chad M. Teven, MD and Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD The four-quadrant approach can illuminate ethical issues in burn care related to decision-making capacity, respect for autonomy, and medical futility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):595-601. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.vwpt1-1806. Case and Commentary May 2018 How Should Trauma Patients’ Informed Consent or Refusal Be Regarded in a Trauma Bay or Other Emergency Settings? Ashley Suah, MD and Peter Angelos, MD, PhD Trauma care presumes informed consent for treatment, but resident supervision is required within a training structure of graduated responsibility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):425-430. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.ecas1-1805. Policy Forum Oct 2023 Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium Jennifer M. Connell, MD, Maria C. Duggan, MD, MPH, and Jo Ellen Wilson, MD, PhD, MPH Many organizations implement “cognitive friendly” policies to care for patients who are older adults. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E751-757. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.751. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559.
Case and Commentary Feb 2005 Helping the Patient Achieve Quality-of-Life Goals, Commentary 1 Thomas Finucane, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):148-156. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.ccas3-0502.
Case and Commentary Feb 2005 Helping the Patient Achieve Quality-of-Life Goals, Commentary 2 Alfred Simon, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):148-156. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.ccas3-0502.
Case and Commentary Feb 2005 Helping the Patient Achieve Quality-of-Life Goals, Commentary 3 Muriel Gillick, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):148-156. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.ccas3-0502.
Podcast Jun 2018 Ethics Talk: How to Help Burn Patients Survive and Thrive - An Interview with Dr. Monica Gerrek and Andrea Rubin Supporting burn patients physically, psychologically, and emotionally during their recovery can be a challenge. This month on Ethics Talk, we explore how medical teams can ensure that patients are given the holistic care they need.
History of Medicine Jun 2018 Getting Past Dax Monica L. Gerrek, PhD The decision-making capacity and autonomy of burn patients and medical paternalism is examined through the cases of Dax Cowart and Andrea Rubin. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):581-588. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.mhst1-1806.
Viewpoint Jun 2018 The Four-Quadrant Approach to Ethical Issues in Burn Care Chad M. Teven, MD and Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD The four-quadrant approach can illuminate ethical issues in burn care related to decision-making capacity, respect for autonomy, and medical futility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):595-601. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.vwpt1-1806.
Case and Commentary May 2018 How Should Trauma Patients’ Informed Consent or Refusal Be Regarded in a Trauma Bay or Other Emergency Settings? Ashley Suah, MD and Peter Angelos, MD, PhD Trauma care presumes informed consent for treatment, but resident supervision is required within a training structure of graduated responsibility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):425-430. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.ecas1-1805.
Policy Forum Oct 2023 Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium Jennifer M. Connell, MD, Maria C. Duggan, MD, MPH, and Jo Ellen Wilson, MD, PhD, MPH Many organizations implement “cognitive friendly” policies to care for patients who are older adults. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E751-757. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.751.