Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Oct 2018 Do Infant Formula Giveaways Undermine or Support Women’s Choices? Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH and Anne Barnhill, PhD Health care organizations have obligations to support all patients mothering newborns in making informed choices about formula and breast feeding. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E924-931. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.924. Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. Case and Commentary Nov 2012 Is Understaffing a Unit a Form of Rationing Care? Narayan P. Iyer, MD and Sabine Iben, MD By not adequately staffing a unit, a hospital administration is withholding optimal care from those treated there. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(11):839-844. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.11.ecas3-1211.
Case and Commentary Oct 2018 Do Infant Formula Giveaways Undermine or Support Women’s Choices? Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH and Anne Barnhill, PhD Health care organizations have obligations to support all patients mothering newborns in making informed choices about formula and breast feeding. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E924-931. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.924.
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
Case and Commentary Nov 2012 Is Understaffing a Unit a Form of Rationing Care? Narayan P. Iyer, MD and Sabine Iben, MD By not adequately staffing a unit, a hospital administration is withholding optimal care from those treated there. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(11):839-844. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.11.ecas3-1211.