Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402. Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402. Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Physicians' Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide Discussions, Commentary 1 Wendy S. Johnston, MD Physicians of patients who request physician-assisted suicide should not avoid the subject and should try to discuss the patients' specific concerns and fears with them. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):337-339. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas1-0408. Health Law Dec 2004 What Counts as Expert Medical Testimony? Mollie E. O'Brien Medical standards of care and legal standards of reliability and relevance sometimes conflict in courtroom settings. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):554-557. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.hlaw1-0412. Health Law Apr 2004 Good Samaritan Statutes: Are Medical Volunteers Protected? Cameron DeGuerre Good Samaritan laws cover physicians in most instances of rendering volunteer medical services when four criteria are met. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):181-184. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.hlaw1-0404. Viewpoint Apr 2004 Reevaluating the Social Contract in American Medicine Alan L. Wells, PhD A social contract between the medical profession and society has an ethical imperative to provide accessible health care to all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):194-196. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.oped2-0404. Medicine and Society Apr 2004 Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society Sylvia R. Cruess, MD and Richard L. Cruess, MD An overview of the origins of the social contract between physicians and society, with expectations and demands on both parties. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):185-188. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.msoc1-0404. Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Limits of Youth Sports Training, Commentary 1 David T. Bernhardt, MD Physicians should attempt to monitor the training schedules of adolescent athletes to help ensure a balance between academics, friends, and sports. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):293-297. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas1-0407. Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 2 Norman C. Fost, MD, MPH Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):300-301. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Current page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402.
Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402.
Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Physicians' Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide Discussions, Commentary 1 Wendy S. Johnston, MD Physicians of patients who request physician-assisted suicide should not avoid the subject and should try to discuss the patients' specific concerns and fears with them. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):337-339. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas1-0408.
Health Law Dec 2004 What Counts as Expert Medical Testimony? Mollie E. O'Brien Medical standards of care and legal standards of reliability and relevance sometimes conflict in courtroom settings. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):554-557. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.hlaw1-0412.
Health Law Apr 2004 Good Samaritan Statutes: Are Medical Volunteers Protected? Cameron DeGuerre Good Samaritan laws cover physicians in most instances of rendering volunteer medical services when four criteria are met. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):181-184. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.hlaw1-0404.
Viewpoint Apr 2004 Reevaluating the Social Contract in American Medicine Alan L. Wells, PhD A social contract between the medical profession and society has an ethical imperative to provide accessible health care to all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):194-196. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.oped2-0404.
Medicine and Society Apr 2004 Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society Sylvia R. Cruess, MD and Richard L. Cruess, MD An overview of the origins of the social contract between physicians and society, with expectations and demands on both parties. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):185-188. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.msoc1-0404.
Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Limits of Youth Sports Training, Commentary 1 David T. Bernhardt, MD Physicians should attempt to monitor the training schedules of adolescent athletes to help ensure a balance between academics, friends, and sports. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):293-297. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas1-0407.
Case and Commentary Jul 2004 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 2 Norman C. Fost, MD, MPH Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):300-301. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407.