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.
Surgeons and anesthesiologists each have a unique sense of duty to patients to clarify which factors might influence outcomes after intraoperative cardiac arrest.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(4):E291-297. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.291.
A scientist-patient and patient-caregiver sit for a portrait and consider complementary therapy and its value in facilitating observation of patient-caregiver relationships.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(6):E565-569. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.565.
Dr James Van Arsdall shares his experience of sitting for a portrait after his treatment for oral cancer, and Dr Mark Gilbert describes how he came to do portraiture in clinical settings.
Dr Stephen P. Richmond joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Vanessa Grubbs: “How Abolition of Race-Based Medicine Is Necessary to American Health Justice.”