Pathologists should work cooperatively with clinicians and provide guidance about appropriate testing to uphold the medical ethics principle of justice.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(8):793-799. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas5-1608.
Patient safety is a medical ethics issue that must be addressed through health care teams’ open communication as well as through time-outs and checklists.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(9):925-932. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.stas1-1609.
Rehabilitation environments are structured to accommodate cross-disciplinary patient care. In this story, one physician shares what she learned in a hospital playroom about rehabilitation, interprofessional collaboration, and patient-centered service delivery.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(9):960-964. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.mnar1-1609.
Emergency medical consultations share with other emergencies the need for prompt action, potentially without information or tools ordinarily available.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(5):479-484. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas1-1605.
This commentary on a case considers the ethical feasibility of palliative psychiatry in the care of patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(9):E668-673. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.668.
Jonathan Treem, MD, Joel Yager, MD, and Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-S
Some individuals with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa experience dramatically degraded quality of life in the face of refractory illness and compulsory treatment.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(9):E703-709. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.703.
Whitney V. Cabey, MD, MSHP, MA, Nicolle K. Strand, JD, MBE, MPH, and Erin Marshall, MSS, LSW
An emerging and important goal of health professions training is to develop a workforce equipped to address structural determinants of patients’ health.
AMA J Ethics. 2024; 26(1):E48-53. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.48.
Dr Whitney V. Cabey joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Nicolle K. Strand and Erin Marshall: “What Might It Mean to Embrace Emancipatory Pedagogy in Medical Education?”