Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Viewpoint Feb 2016 Can Social Media Help Increase the Organ Supply While Avoiding Exploitation and Trafficking? Gowri Kabbur Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):115-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.conl1-1602. History of Medicine Nov 2018 Ads and Labels From Early 20th-Century Health Fraud Promotions Amber Dushman, MA, MLIS In the 1910s, the American Medical Association fought quackery promoted in pamphlets for drugs and treatments for everything from teething to epilepsy. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(11):E1082-1093. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1082. Case and Commentary Mar 2019 Should Hospital Emergency Departments Be Used as Revenue Streams Despite Needs to Curb Overutilization? Alex Myers, Aaron Cain, Berkeley Franz, PhD, and Daniel Skinner, PhD Using emergency departments as revenue streams could violate ethical and legal standards about hospitals’ roles in communities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E207-214. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.207. Case and Commentary Mar 2019 What Should Be the Scope of a Health Network’s Obligation to Respond After a Hospital Closure? George M. Holmes, PhD and Sharita R. Thomas, MPP Since clinics are economic hubs in some communities, consequences of a clinic closing or moving are numerous. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.215. Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317. Policy Forum Jul 2016 Protecting Pharmaceutical Patents and Test Data: How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Could Affect Access to Medicines in the US and Abroad Jing Luo, MD and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect low-income patients’ access to medicines in signatory countries by reducing generic competition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(7):727-735. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.pfor1-1607. Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Can Social Media Help Increase the Organ Supply While Avoiding Exploitation and Trafficking? Gowri Kabbur Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):115-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.conl1-1602.
History of Medicine Nov 2018 Ads and Labels From Early 20th-Century Health Fraud Promotions Amber Dushman, MA, MLIS In the 1910s, the American Medical Association fought quackery promoted in pamphlets for drugs and treatments for everything from teething to epilepsy. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(11):E1082-1093. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1082.
Case and Commentary Mar 2019 Should Hospital Emergency Departments Be Used as Revenue Streams Despite Needs to Curb Overutilization? Alex Myers, Aaron Cain, Berkeley Franz, PhD, and Daniel Skinner, PhD Using emergency departments as revenue streams could violate ethical and legal standards about hospitals’ roles in communities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E207-214. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.207.
Case and Commentary Mar 2019 What Should Be the Scope of a Health Network’s Obligation to Respond After a Hospital Closure? George M. Holmes, PhD and Sharita R. Thomas, MPP Since clinics are economic hubs in some communities, consequences of a clinic closing or moving are numerous. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.215.
Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317.
Policy Forum Jul 2016 Protecting Pharmaceutical Patents and Test Data: How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Could Affect Access to Medicines in the US and Abroad Jing Luo, MD and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect low-income patients’ access to medicines in signatory countries by reducing generic competition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(7):727-735. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.pfor1-1607.
Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429.