Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 How Should Clinicians Respond When Patients’ Loved Ones Do Not See “Brain Death” as Death? Rabbi Jason Weiner, DBioethics and Rabbi Charles Sheer, MA, BCC Religious and cultural values can conflict with clinical standard practice and law. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E995-1003. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.995. 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. AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025. Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Needlestick Protocols Influence Documentation or Disclosure of a Patient’s HIV Status? Shaoli Chaudhuri, MD, MPH, Raaka Kumbhakar, MD, and Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH Heightened privacy and confidentiality stakes generate unique anonymity and nondisclosure policies and practices for HIV. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.376. State of the Art and Science Nov 2000 Why Physicians Should Know the Legal and Ethical Issues Raised by Genetic Information and Technology Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(11):108-110. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.11.gnth1-0011. Case and Commentary Jun 2002 HIV Transmission, Is it a Crime? Erica Ozanne Linden, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(6):169-170. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.6.hlaw1-0206. Case and Commentary Apr 2002 Overriding Patient Confidentiality Erica Ozanne Linden, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(4):102-103. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.4.hlaw1-0204. State of the Art and Science Apr 2006 Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Is Information for Action Mark S. Dworkin, MD, MPHTM Article explains the role of surveillance by public health epidemiologists in tracking and controlling infectious diseases in the US and around the world. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(4):223-226. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.4.cprl1-0604. Case and Commentary Dec 2007 Communicable Disease and Immigration Fears Sonal S. Munsiff, MD Physicians must balance competing ethical concerns when undocumented immigrants need health care for a communicable disease. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):799-805. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.ccas3-0712. State of the Art and Science Dec 2007 Diagnosing and Managing Pulmonary Tuberculosis David Pitrak, MD Steps in diagnosing mycobacterial pulmonary tuberculosis and its management. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):814-818. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.cprl1-0712. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 How Should Clinicians Respond When Patients’ Loved Ones Do Not See “Brain Death” as Death? Rabbi Jason Weiner, DBioethics and Rabbi Charles Sheer, MA, BCC Religious and cultural values can conflict with clinical standard practice and law. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E995-1003. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.995.
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.
AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025.
Case and Commentary May 2021 Should Needlestick Protocols Influence Documentation or Disclosure of a Patient’s HIV Status? Shaoli Chaudhuri, MD, MPH, Raaka Kumbhakar, MD, and Ellen Morrison, MD, MPH Heightened privacy and confidentiality stakes generate unique anonymity and nondisclosure policies and practices for HIV. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.376.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2000 Why Physicians Should Know the Legal and Ethical Issues Raised by Genetic Information and Technology Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(11):108-110. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.11.gnth1-0011.
Case and Commentary Jun 2002 HIV Transmission, Is it a Crime? Erica Ozanne Linden, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(6):169-170. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.6.hlaw1-0206.
Case and Commentary Apr 2002 Overriding Patient Confidentiality Erica Ozanne Linden, JD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(4):102-103. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.4.hlaw1-0204.
State of the Art and Science Apr 2006 Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Is Information for Action Mark S. Dworkin, MD, MPHTM Article explains the role of surveillance by public health epidemiologists in tracking and controlling infectious diseases in the US and around the world. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(4):223-226. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.4.cprl1-0604.
Case and Commentary Dec 2007 Communicable Disease and Immigration Fears Sonal S. Munsiff, MD Physicians must balance competing ethical concerns when undocumented immigrants need health care for a communicable disease. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):799-805. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.ccas3-0712.
State of the Art and Science Dec 2007 Diagnosing and Managing Pulmonary Tuberculosis David Pitrak, MD Steps in diagnosing mycobacterial pulmonary tuberculosis and its management. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):814-818. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.cprl1-0712.