Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Apr 2005 The Role of State Medical Boards Drew Carlson and James N. Thompson, MD State medical boards protect the public by serving the function of professional self-regulation for the medical industry. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(4):311-314. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.4.pfor1-0504. Case and Commentary Oct 2005 Too Much Information? Commentary 2 Kathryn M. Conniff and Ligia Peralta, MD Physicians should use appropriate language in their documentation of a patient's sexual history and be able to interpret the information. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):655-659. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas2-0510. Case and Commentary Oct 2005 Too Much Information? Commentary 1 Christopher Kodama, MD Physicians should use appropriate language in their documentation of a patient's sexual history and be able to interpret the information. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):652-655. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas2-0510. Medicine and Society Dec 2004 Routine Prenatal HIV Testing as a Standard of Care Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH, Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, and Kellie Hawkins, MPH There are various clinical and ethical arguments against the concept of implied consent for prenatal HIV testing. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):566-569. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.msoc1-0412. History of Medicine Dec 2004 The Origins and Promise of Medical Standards Of Care Eleanor D. Kinney, JD, MPH Standards of care in medicine have gone through many changes and developments over the course of its history. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):574-576. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.mhst1-0412. Case and Commentary Dec 2005 New York Super-AIDS Case: Physician as Public Health Officer LaVera M. Crawley, MD, MPH Public health officials have a responsibility to alert the public to prospective dangers without unduly restricting individual freedom or adding to the stigmatization of certain illnesses. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):790-793. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.ccas3-0512. Case and Commentary Apr 2004 Peer Reporting of Suspected Physician Misconduct Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD Physicians are ethically required to investigate the actions of problematic colleagues, even if the entire practice will come under scrutiny. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):160-162. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.ccas2-0404. Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406. AMA Code Says Jul 2003 The Code on Physicians' Relationship with Industry Audiey C. Kao, MD, PhD The AMA's Code of Medical Ethics provides ample guidance for the interactions between pharmaceutical companies and physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(7):263-264. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.7.code1-0307. Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 1 Ronald Epstein, MD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):485-488. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Current page 25 Page 26 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Policy Forum Apr 2005 The Role of State Medical Boards Drew Carlson and James N. Thompson, MD State medical boards protect the public by serving the function of professional self-regulation for the medical industry. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(4):311-314. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.4.pfor1-0504.
Case and Commentary Oct 2005 Too Much Information? Commentary 2 Kathryn M. Conniff and Ligia Peralta, MD Physicians should use appropriate language in their documentation of a patient's sexual history and be able to interpret the information. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):655-659. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas2-0510.
Case and Commentary Oct 2005 Too Much Information? Commentary 1 Christopher Kodama, MD Physicians should use appropriate language in their documentation of a patient's sexual history and be able to interpret the information. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):652-655. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas2-0510.
Medicine and Society Dec 2004 Routine Prenatal HIV Testing as a Standard of Care Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH, Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, and Kellie Hawkins, MPH There are various clinical and ethical arguments against the concept of implied consent for prenatal HIV testing. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):566-569. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.msoc1-0412.
History of Medicine Dec 2004 The Origins and Promise of Medical Standards Of Care Eleanor D. Kinney, JD, MPH Standards of care in medicine have gone through many changes and developments over the course of its history. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):574-576. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.mhst1-0412.
Case and Commentary Dec 2005 New York Super-AIDS Case: Physician as Public Health Officer LaVera M. Crawley, MD, MPH Public health officials have a responsibility to alert the public to prospective dangers without unduly restricting individual freedom or adding to the stigmatization of certain illnesses. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(12):790-793. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.12.ccas3-0512.
Case and Commentary Apr 2004 Peer Reporting of Suspected Physician Misconduct Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD Physicians are ethically required to investigate the actions of problematic colleagues, even if the entire practice will come under scrutiny. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):160-162. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.ccas2-0404.
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406.
AMA Code Says Jul 2003 The Code on Physicians' Relationship with Industry Audiey C. Kao, MD, PhD The AMA's Code of Medical Ethics provides ample guidance for the interactions between pharmaceutical companies and physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(7):263-264. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.7.code1-0307.
Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 1 Ronald Epstein, MD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):485-488. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311.