Pathologists should work cooperatively with clinicians and provide guidance about appropriate testing to uphold the medical ethics principle of justice.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(8):793-799. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas5-1608.
The allocation of scarce resources, such as HLA platelets, involves a conflict between the medical ethics principles of beneficence and social justice.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(8):764-770. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas1-1608.
Emergency medical consultations share with other emergencies the need for prompt action, potentially without information or tools ordinarily available.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(5):479-484. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas1-1605.
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.