Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701. State of the Art and Science May 2007 Diagnostic Criteria for Persistent Vegetative State Daniel Dilling, MD Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):359-361. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.cprl1-0705. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701. Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612. Health Law Feb 2009 When Patient-Physician Confidentiality Conflicts with the Law Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):146-148. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.hlaw1-0902. State of the Art and Science Aug 2004 Diagnosing The Permanent Vegetative State Ronald Cranford, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):350-352. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.cprl1-0408. Health Law Aug 2004 Words Count as Much as Deeds Leah Eisenberg and Melissa Junge, MBA Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):353-356. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.hlaw1-0408. Case and Commentary May 2016 Process Matters: Notes on Bioethics Consultation Hannah I. Lipman, MD, MS and Tia Powell, MD In order to successfully resolve ethical conflicts, bioethics consultants must pay attention to process and heed stakeholders’ perspectives and values. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):485-492. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas2-1605. Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986. 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. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701.
State of the Art and Science May 2007 Diagnostic Criteria for Persistent Vegetative State Daniel Dilling, MD Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):359-361. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.cprl1-0705.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701.
Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612.
Health Law Feb 2009 When Patient-Physician Confidentiality Conflicts with the Law Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(2):146-148. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.2.hlaw1-0902.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2004 Diagnosing The Permanent Vegetative State Ronald Cranford, MD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):350-352. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.cprl1-0408.
Health Law Aug 2004 Words Count as Much as Deeds Leah Eisenberg and Melissa Junge, MBA Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):353-356. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.hlaw1-0408.
Case and Commentary May 2016 Process Matters: Notes on Bioethics Consultation Hannah I. Lipman, MD, MS and Tia Powell, MD In order to successfully resolve ethical conflicts, bioethics consultants must pay attention to process and heed stakeholders’ perspectives and values. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):485-492. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas2-1605.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.
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.