A first-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology is faced with legal and ethical issues when a patient who has been pregnant for 40 weeks requests induction of labor.
Adrienne W. Henize, JD and Andrew F. Beck, MD, MPH
Data on certain chronic conditions’ prevalence, incidence of potentially preventable morbidity, and health-harming legal factors influence approaches to care.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(8):E648-654. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.648.
Dr Dinushika Mohottige and Karina Albistegui Adler join Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Allison Charney and Dr Lilia Cervantes: “What Should Clinicians in Organizations Without Established MLP Programs Do When Their Patients Need Lawyers to Meet Their Health Needs?”
Professor Adrienne W. Henize joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Andrew F. Beck: “What Are Epidemiological Foundations for Integrating Legal Services Into Health Care Settings?”
An ethical case explores whether a workplace physician breached patient confidentiality by divulging an employee's medical information to the employer.
Erin Sharoni joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Which Concepts Are Key to Transitioning From Nonhuman Animal Models to Engineered Microphysiological Systems in Biomedical Research?”