Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566. 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. In the Literature Feb 2013 The Physician-Employee/Hospital Partnership Faith L. Lagay, PhD Review of an article that takes the position that the hospital/physician-employee relationship can work if it is built on the socially directed ideals both parties share. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(2):141-144. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.2.jdsc1-1302. Case and Commentary Apr 2017 Do Physicians Have an Ethical Duty to Repair Relationships with So-Called “Difficult” Patients? Micah Johnson Physicians have an ethical responsibility to repair damaged relationships with patients stemming from their duty to treat and greater power. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):323-331. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.ecas1-1704. Medical Education Apr 2017 Repairing “Difficult” Patient-Clinician Relationships Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD, MTS and Carrol Alvarez, MS, RN Damaged relationships with patients can be repaired by listening, empathizing, and setting clear limits and goals. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):364-368. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.medu3-1704. In the Literature Apr 2017 Forty Years since “Taking Care of the Hateful Patient” Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD and Peter R. Gunderman, MTS Clinicians should strive to see the dignity and humanity in patients characterized as “difficult” from a psychoanalytic perspective. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):369-373. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.nlit1-1704. Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Balancing Health Promotion and Healing, Commentary 2 David Clive, MD How to resolve conflicts between hospital policy and the treatment recommendations for an individual patient. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):703-707. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas2-0811. Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Balancing Health Promotion and Healing, Commentary 1 Michael F. Roizen, MD and Iyaad M. Hasan, MSN, CNP How to resolve conflicts between hospital policy and the treatment recommendations for an individual patient. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):700-703. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas2-0811.
Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566.
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.
In the Literature Feb 2013 The Physician-Employee/Hospital Partnership Faith L. Lagay, PhD Review of an article that takes the position that the hospital/physician-employee relationship can work if it is built on the socially directed ideals both parties share. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(2):141-144. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.2.jdsc1-1302.
Case and Commentary Apr 2017 Do Physicians Have an Ethical Duty to Repair Relationships with So-Called “Difficult” Patients? Micah Johnson Physicians have an ethical responsibility to repair damaged relationships with patients stemming from their duty to treat and greater power. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):323-331. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.ecas1-1704.
Medical Education Apr 2017 Repairing “Difficult” Patient-Clinician Relationships Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD, MTS and Carrol Alvarez, MS, RN Damaged relationships with patients can be repaired by listening, empathizing, and setting clear limits and goals. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):364-368. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.medu3-1704.
In the Literature Apr 2017 Forty Years since “Taking Care of the Hateful Patient” Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD and Peter R. Gunderman, MTS Clinicians should strive to see the dignity and humanity in patients characterized as “difficult” from a psychoanalytic perspective. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):369-373. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.nlit1-1704.
Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Balancing Health Promotion and Healing, Commentary 2 David Clive, MD How to resolve conflicts between hospital policy and the treatment recommendations for an individual patient. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):703-707. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas2-0811.
Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Balancing Health Promotion and Healing, Commentary 1 Michael F. Roizen, MD and Iyaad M. Hasan, MSN, CNP How to resolve conflicts between hospital policy and the treatment recommendations for an individual patient. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):700-703. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas2-0811.