Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent State of the Art and Science Mar 2021 Piloting and Scaling a Good Health Equity Evidence Base From Big Data Stephen Lockhart, MD, PhD One health system’s development and validation of inequity measures across patient groups demonstrates an approach that could be nationally scalable. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(3):E252-257. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.252. Case and Commentary Feb 2014 The Importance of Quality of Life to Patient Decision Making in Breast Cancer Care Heather Macdonald, MD Nonmaleficence must not be sacrificed in the name of the patient’s autonomy, but there is no need to undertake needlessly invasive treatments for a small boost in protection against cancer recurrence if the patient does not wish to do so. Virtual Mentor. 2014; 16(2):94-97. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.ecas1-1402. In the Literature Oct 2008 A Bias Observed? Janvier’s Claim of Prejudice against Premature Infants Patrick M. Jones, MD, MA There is some basis to believe that many people place newborns in a special moral category. Virtual Mentor. 2008; 10(10):643-646. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.jdsc1-0810.
State of the Art and Science Mar 2021 Piloting and Scaling a Good Health Equity Evidence Base From Big Data Stephen Lockhart, MD, PhD One health system’s development and validation of inequity measures across patient groups demonstrates an approach that could be nationally scalable. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(3):E252-257. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.252.
Case and Commentary Feb 2014 The Importance of Quality of Life to Patient Decision Making in Breast Cancer Care Heather Macdonald, MD Nonmaleficence must not be sacrificed in the name of the patient’s autonomy, but there is no need to undertake needlessly invasive treatments for a small boost in protection against cancer recurrence if the patient does not wish to do so. Virtual Mentor. 2014; 16(2):94-97. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.ecas1-1402.
In the Literature Oct 2008 A Bias Observed? Janvier’s Claim of Prejudice against Premature Infants Patrick M. Jones, MD, MA There is some basis to believe that many people place newborns in a special moral category. Virtual Mentor. 2008; 10(10):643-646. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.jdsc1-0810.