Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Mar 2020 How Should We Judge Whether and When Mission Statements Are Ethically Deployed? Kellie E. Schueler and Debra B. Stulberg, MD Mission statements offer limited benefit when patients do not have meaningful choices about where to seek care and can be misused. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(3):E239-247. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.239. Case and Commentary Apr 2020 How Should Trainees’ Influences on Postoperative Outcomes Be Disclosed? Rhashedah Ekeoduru, MD Two pediatric cases highlight risks of prolonging anesthetic exposure for training purposes and prompt questions about influences of surgical training on outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E267-275. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.267. Medicine and Society May 2016 Health Care Ethics Committees as Mediators of Social Values and the Culture of Medicine Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSB, DPS and Wayne Shelton, PhD Health care ethics committees may fail in their role as mediators if their members lack impartiality, independence, or expertise in policy formation. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):534-539. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.msoc1-1605. Case and Commentary Feb 2016 Should Physicians Attempt to Persuade a Patient to Accept a Compromised Organ for Transplant? Andy A. Tully, MD, Geraldine C. Diaz, DO, and John F. Renz, MD, PhD Transplant physicians must respect indecisive patients’ autonomy while continuing to educate them during their progress towards transplantation. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):101-107. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas1-1602. Case and Commentary Feb 2016 How to Communicate Clearly about Brain Death and First-Person Consent to Donate Stuart J. Youngner, MD Despite clear donor consent, health professionals must communicate clearly about death to family members to avoid confusion. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):108-114. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas2-1602. Policy Forum Feb 2022 Por qué los enfoques no carcelarios basados en la atención para las personas detenidas con enfermedades mentales son clave para volver a confiar o no en los profesionales o la autoridad estatal Frederic G. Reamer, PhD AMA J Ethics. 2022;E145-149. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.145. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353. Case and Commentary May 2022 How Should Clinicians Respond to Patient Interest in Dietary Supplements to Treat Serious Chronic Illness? Valerie Clinard, PharmD, APh and Jennifer D. Smith, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES Consumption of over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbals is widespread, but clinicians lack critical information about their use. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E361-367. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.361. Case and Commentary May 2022 Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements? Dina H. Zamil, Emily K. Burns, Ariadna Perez-Sanchez, MD, and Rajani Katta, MD Label analysis is key to educating patients about risks of vitamin A-containing supplements. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.376. 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 »
Medicine and Society Mar 2020 How Should We Judge Whether and When Mission Statements Are Ethically Deployed? Kellie E. Schueler and Debra B. Stulberg, MD Mission statements offer limited benefit when patients do not have meaningful choices about where to seek care and can be misused. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(3):E239-247. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.239.
Case and Commentary Apr 2020 How Should Trainees’ Influences on Postoperative Outcomes Be Disclosed? Rhashedah Ekeoduru, MD Two pediatric cases highlight risks of prolonging anesthetic exposure for training purposes and prompt questions about influences of surgical training on outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E267-275. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.267.
Medicine and Society May 2016 Health Care Ethics Committees as Mediators of Social Values and the Culture of Medicine Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSB, DPS and Wayne Shelton, PhD Health care ethics committees may fail in their role as mediators if their members lack impartiality, independence, or expertise in policy formation. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):534-539. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.msoc1-1605.
Case and Commentary Feb 2016 Should Physicians Attempt to Persuade a Patient to Accept a Compromised Organ for Transplant? Andy A. Tully, MD, Geraldine C. Diaz, DO, and John F. Renz, MD, PhD Transplant physicians must respect indecisive patients’ autonomy while continuing to educate them during their progress towards transplantation. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):101-107. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas1-1602.
Case and Commentary Feb 2016 How to Communicate Clearly about Brain Death and First-Person Consent to Donate Stuart J. Youngner, MD Despite clear donor consent, health professionals must communicate clearly about death to family members to avoid confusion. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):108-114. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.ecas2-1602.
Policy Forum Feb 2022 Por qué los enfoques no carcelarios basados en la atención para las personas detenidas con enfermedades mentales son clave para volver a confiar o no en los profesionales o la autoridad estatal Frederic G. Reamer, PhD AMA J Ethics. 2022;E145-149. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.145.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D? Ethan A. Mezoff, MD, Hannah Hays, MD, and Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E353-360. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.353.
Case and Commentary May 2022 How Should Clinicians Respond to Patient Interest in Dietary Supplements to Treat Serious Chronic Illness? Valerie Clinard, PharmD, APh and Jennifer D. Smith, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES Consumption of over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbals is widespread, but clinicians lack critical information about their use. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E361-367. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.361.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements? Dina H. Zamil, Emily K. Burns, Ariadna Perez-Sanchez, MD, and Rajani Katta, MD Label analysis is key to educating patients about risks of vitamin A-containing supplements. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E376-381. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.376.