Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Prenatal Risk Assessment and Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Strategies for Communicating Well with Patients Eva Schwartz, MD and Kishore Vellody, MD Physicians should provide women considering abortion after Down syndrome screening with unbiased information and not attempt to influence their decision. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):359-364. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas1-1604. Medicine and Society Jun 2016 Ethical and Epidemiological Dimensions of Labeling Psychosis Risk Cheryl M. Corcoran, MD Although the stigma of the psychosis risk label can cause harm, the label can also confer benefit and provides an explanatory framework for symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):633-642. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.msoc2-1606. Podcast Dec 2019 Ethics Talk: How Do We Prepare for Human Gene Editing? Dr Sean C. McConnell provides an introduction to gene editing, and Scott J. Schweikart discusses what prudent governance requires. State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604. 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. Case and Commentary Apr 2018 What about Learners’ Roles in the Operating Room Should Be Disclosed to Patients? Michael J. Kirsch and Steven J. Kasten, MD, MHPE Disclosure of resident involvement in procedures should be integral to informed consent to ensure patient understanding and voluntary decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):336-341. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas2-1804. Case and Commentary Apr 2018 How Should Trainee Autonomy and Oversight Be Managed in the Setting of Overlapping Surgery? Jean-Nicolas Gallant, PhD and Alexander Langerman, MD, SM Overlapping surgeries are ethical provided the attending physician discloses the role of the trainee and oversees critical portions of the surgeries. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):342-348. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas3-1804. State of the Art and Science Dec 2016 Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy Suparna Choudhury, PhD and Sheehan Moore Neurobiological markers raise complex questions about what it means to be “at risk.” AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1199-1206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612. 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 Sep 2016 Prioritizing Cross-Disciplinary Teaching and Learning and Patient Safety in Hospital-Based Environments Aimee Milliken, MSN, RN Interprofessional education facilitates health care team members’ communication, which impacts patient care, and thus is relevant to medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):891-897. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.ecas1-1609. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Prenatal Risk Assessment and Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Strategies for Communicating Well with Patients Eva Schwartz, MD and Kishore Vellody, MD Physicians should provide women considering abortion after Down syndrome screening with unbiased information and not attempt to influence their decision. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):359-364. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas1-1604.
Medicine and Society Jun 2016 Ethical and Epidemiological Dimensions of Labeling Psychosis Risk Cheryl M. Corcoran, MD Although the stigma of the psychosis risk label can cause harm, the label can also confer benefit and provides an explanatory framework for symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):633-642. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.msoc2-1606.
Podcast Dec 2019 Ethics Talk: How Do We Prepare for Human Gene Editing? Dr Sean C. McConnell provides an introduction to gene editing, and Scott J. Schweikart discusses what prudent governance requires.
State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604.
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.
Case and Commentary Apr 2018 What about Learners’ Roles in the Operating Room Should Be Disclosed to Patients? Michael J. Kirsch and Steven J. Kasten, MD, MHPE Disclosure of resident involvement in procedures should be integral to informed consent to ensure patient understanding and voluntary decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):336-341. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas2-1804.
Case and Commentary Apr 2018 How Should Trainee Autonomy and Oversight Be Managed in the Setting of Overlapping Surgery? Jean-Nicolas Gallant, PhD and Alexander Langerman, MD, SM Overlapping surgeries are ethical provided the attending physician discloses the role of the trainee and oversees critical portions of the surgeries. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):342-348. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas3-1804.
State of the Art and Science Dec 2016 Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy Suparna Choudhury, PhD and Sheehan Moore Neurobiological markers raise complex questions about what it means to be “at risk.” AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1199-1206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612.
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 Sep 2016 Prioritizing Cross-Disciplinary Teaching and Learning and Patient Safety in Hospital-Based Environments Aimee Milliken, MSN, RN Interprofessional education facilitates health care team members’ communication, which impacts patient care, and thus is relevant to medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):891-897. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.ecas1-1609.