Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 Jan 2021 How Should a Physician Respond to Discovering Her Patient Has Been Forcibly Sterilized? Rebecca Kluchin, PhD Sterilization requires physicians’ surgical skills. Forced sterilization requires many clinicians’ complicity. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(1):E18-25. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.18. Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602. Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Who Should Implement Force When It’s Needed and How Should It Be Done Compassionately? Matthew Lin, MD Covert medication administration might be as forceful as physical or chemical restraint for patients lacking insight. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(4):E311-317. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.311. 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. Case and Commentary Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847. Medicine and Society Nov 2021 How Bodily Integrity Is a Core Ethical Value in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Jennifer Markusic Wimberly, MD, MA and John Z. Sadler, MD A capabilities model helps reframe health care as shared between a clinical team and some of our most vulnerable patients. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(11):E893-897. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.893. Case and Commentary Oct 2020 What Should Physicians Consider About American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Reproductive Freedom? Felina Cordova-Marks, DrPH, MPH, Nikki Fennimore, MD, Amanda Bruegl, MD, and Jennifer Erdrich, MD, MPH For patients historically stripped of control over their reproductive health, consideration of past violations and transparent discussion are key. AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(10):E845-850. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.845. State of the Art and Science Nov 2020 How Should Risks Posed by Decision Support Be Managed? Daniel Nystrom, MS Clinical decision supports create ethically complex risks and need to align patients’ and caregivers’ professed values. AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(11):E952-955. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.952. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
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 Jan 2021 How Should a Physician Respond to Discovering Her Patient Has Been Forcibly Sterilized? Rebecca Kluchin, PhD Sterilization requires physicians’ surgical skills. Forced sterilization requires many clinicians’ complicity. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(1):E18-25. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.18.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602.
Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Who Should Implement Force When It’s Needed and How Should It Be Done Compassionately? Matthew Lin, MD Covert medication administration might be as forceful as physical or chemical restraint for patients lacking insight. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(4):E311-317. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.311.
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.
Case and Commentary Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847.
Medicine and Society Nov 2021 How Bodily Integrity Is a Core Ethical Value in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Jennifer Markusic Wimberly, MD, MA and John Z. Sadler, MD A capabilities model helps reframe health care as shared between a clinical team and some of our most vulnerable patients. AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(11):E893-897. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.893.
Case and Commentary Oct 2020 What Should Physicians Consider About American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Reproductive Freedom? Felina Cordova-Marks, DrPH, MPH, Nikki Fennimore, MD, Amanda Bruegl, MD, and Jennifer Erdrich, MD, MPH For patients historically stripped of control over their reproductive health, consideration of past violations and transparent discussion are key. AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(10):E845-850. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.845.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2020 How Should Risks Posed by Decision Support Be Managed? Daniel Nystrom, MS Clinical decision supports create ethically complex risks and need to align patients’ and caregivers’ professed values. AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(11):E952-955. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.952.