Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should Physicians Respond When They Learn Patients Are Using Unapproved Gene Editing Interventions? Carolyn Riley Chapman, PhD, MS and Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Responding to patients violating US health commerce regulations can be critical when they buy and use unproven interventions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1021-1028. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1021. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600. Health Law Jun 2022 Survivor-Centered Approaches to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law Klearchos A. Kyriakides, PhD, MPhil and Andreas K. Demetriades, MBBChir, MPhil During or after conflict, a clinician might be required to provide evidence to an official investigatory body or court. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(6):E495-517. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.495. Health Law Jun 2022 النُهج المتمحورة حول الناجين من العنف الجنسي المرتبط بالنزاع في القانون الإنساني الدولي وقانون حقوق الإنسان Klearchos A. Kyriakides, PhD, MPhil and Andreas K. Demetriades, MBBChir, MPhil AMA J Ethics. 2022;E495-517. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.495. Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Clinicians Minimize Bias When Responding to Suspicions About Child Abuse? Megan M. Letson, MD, MEd and Kristin G. Crichton, DO, MPH Following evidence-based approaches to evaluating and reporting suspicion of child maltreatment can help minimize bias and promote equity. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E93-99. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.93. Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Race and Resource Context Influence How Neglect Is Considered by Clinicians? David Kelly, JD, MA and Jerry Milner, DSW Separation of children from their parents is one possible traumatizing consequence of a mandated report, which is not to be taken lightly. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E100-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.100. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should Physicians Respond When They Learn Patients Are Using Unapproved Gene Editing Interventions? Carolyn Riley Chapman, PhD, MS and Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Responding to patients violating US health commerce regulations can be critical when they buy and use unproven interventions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1021-1028. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1021.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600.
Health Law Jun 2022 Survivor-Centered Approaches to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law Klearchos A. Kyriakides, PhD, MPhil and Andreas K. Demetriades, MBBChir, MPhil During or after conflict, a clinician might be required to provide evidence to an official investigatory body or court. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(6):E495-517. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.495.
Health Law Jun 2022 النُهج المتمحورة حول الناجين من العنف الجنسي المرتبط بالنزاع في القانون الإنساني الدولي وقانون حقوق الإنسان Klearchos A. Kyriakides, PhD, MPhil and Andreas K. Demetriades, MBBChir, MPhil AMA J Ethics. 2022;E495-517. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.495.
Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Clinicians Minimize Bias When Responding to Suspicions About Child Abuse? Megan M. Letson, MD, MEd and Kristin G. Crichton, DO, MPH Following evidence-based approaches to evaluating and reporting suspicion of child maltreatment can help minimize bias and promote equity. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E93-99. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.93.
Case and Commentary Feb 2023 How Should Race and Resource Context Influence How Neglect Is Considered by Clinicians? David Kelly, JD, MA and Jerry Milner, DSW Separation of children from their parents is one possible traumatizing consequence of a mandated report, which is not to be taken lightly. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E100-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.100.