Graphic pathographies can illustrate how overreliance on statistics can obscure the clinical relevance of patients’ experiences of anxiety when they’re presented with prognoses.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(9):E897-901. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.897.
Divya Yerramilli, MD, MBE, Alexandra Charrow, MD, MBE, and Arthur Caplan, PhD
Physicians should be aware of the powerful impact celebrities’ cancer narratives can have on patients’ experiences of their illnesses and treatment decisions. Partnering with celebrities is one strategy for delivering evidence-based health information and messaging to the public.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(11):E1075-1081. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.1075.
Elizabeth A. Sonntag, MD, Keyur B. Shah, MD, and Jason N. Katz, MD
Devices alter heart failure etiology, and specialists must navigate more ethical complexity than ever. How should curricula evolve to help them respond?
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(5):E407-415. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.407.
Case-based teaching, longitudinal application, and training in ethical deliberation can better prepare physicians to responsibly prescribe and manage opioids.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(8):E636-641. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.636.