Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010. Case and Commentary Jun 2017 How Should Resident Physicians Respond to Patients’ Discomfort and Students’ Moral Distress When Learning Procedures in Academic Medical Settings? Bonnie M. Miller, MD, MMHC Transparency about teaching hospitals’ educational mission respects patient autonomy and aligns patients’ interests with those of trainees and the public. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(6):537-543. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.ecas1-1706. State of the Art and Science Aug 2017 Etiology and Manifestations of Iatrogenesis in Pediatrics Stowe Locke Teti, MA, Kathleen Ennis-Durstine, MDiv, and Tomas Jose Silber, MD, MASS Clinicians caring for pediatric patients can face a dilemma of whether to respect parental autonomy or uphold the patient’s best interests. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):783-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.stas2-1708. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Long-Term Consequences of NICU Care Be Discussed in Terms of Prognostic Uncertainty or Possible Harm? Genevieve Allen and Naomi Laventhal, MD, MA Complications of caring for extreme prematurity should be discussed and decisons shared. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):743-752. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas1-1708. Case and Commentary Sep 2013 Mentoring Students about Career and Life Kate Treadway, MD Is it sexist for a mentor to ask a student making career choices about her reproductive plans? Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(9):757-760. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.9.ecas3-1309. 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. Viewpoint May 2010 Character and the Plastic Surgeon Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc and Michael Sosin Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):418-421. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.oped1-1005. Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610.
Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010.
Case and Commentary Jun 2017 How Should Resident Physicians Respond to Patients’ Discomfort and Students’ Moral Distress When Learning Procedures in Academic Medical Settings? Bonnie M. Miller, MD, MMHC Transparency about teaching hospitals’ educational mission respects patient autonomy and aligns patients’ interests with those of trainees and the public. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(6):537-543. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.ecas1-1706.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2017 Etiology and Manifestations of Iatrogenesis in Pediatrics Stowe Locke Teti, MA, Kathleen Ennis-Durstine, MDiv, and Tomas Jose Silber, MD, MASS Clinicians caring for pediatric patients can face a dilemma of whether to respect parental autonomy or uphold the patient’s best interests. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):783-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.stas2-1708.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Long-Term Consequences of NICU Care Be Discussed in Terms of Prognostic Uncertainty or Possible Harm? Genevieve Allen and Naomi Laventhal, MD, MA Complications of caring for extreme prematurity should be discussed and decisons shared. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):743-752. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas1-1708.
Case and Commentary Sep 2013 Mentoring Students about Career and Life Kate Treadway, MD Is it sexist for a mentor to ask a student making career choices about her reproductive plans? Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(9):757-760. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.9.ecas3-1309.
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.
Viewpoint May 2010 Character and the Plastic Surgeon Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc and Michael Sosin Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):418-421. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.oped1-1005.
Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610.