Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Jan 2004 Beyond Medical School: The Frontier of Medical Activism Braden Hexom Medical students' activism in various public health programs has brought benefits to patients and the medical profession. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):51-53. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.msoc2-0401. Viewpoint Jan 2004 Physician Activism: An Obligation or Filler for Spare Time? Nancy W. Dickey, MD A past president of the AMA discusses the obligations of physicians to participate in health and social activism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):63-65. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped2-0401. Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707. Case and Commentary Aug 2012 Informed Consent for Biobank-Dependent Research Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH Research is often conducted without the knowledge or consent of those whose tissues are banked and poses possible harms to social groups if information about a few members is unscientifically applied to all. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(8):610-615. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.8.ecas2-1208. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 How Should Physicians Help Gender-Transitioning Adolescents Consider Potential Iatrogenic Harms of Hormone Therapy? Thomas D. Steensma, PhD, S. Annelijn Wensing-Kruger, MSc, and Daniel T. Klink, MD, PhD Adolescents with gender dysphoria should be active participants in decisions about their gender-related health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):762-770. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas3-1708. Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Physician Activism: Doctors Go on Strike Karine Morin, LLM Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):121-124. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas21-0501. Case and Commentary Nov 2016 How Should Physicians Refer When Referral Options Are Limited for Transgender Patients? Elizabeth Dietz and Jessica Halem, MBA In referring transgender patients for medical transition, clinicians should be guided by harm reduction, respect for autonomy, and continuity of care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1070-1080. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.ecas1-1611. AMA Code Says Nov 2016 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Discrimination and Disparities in Health Care Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics opinions related to discrimination and disparities in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1095-1097. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.coet1-1611. Case and Commentary Dec 2017 Are Physicians Obliged to Lead Environmental Sustainability Efforts in Health Care Organizations? Cheryl C. Macpherson, PhD and Jonathon Hill By supporting sustainability initiatives based on current, accurate, and unbiased evidence, physicians can fulfill their obligation to protect health. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1164-1173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.ecas2-1712. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society Jan 2004 Beyond Medical School: The Frontier of Medical Activism Braden Hexom Medical students' activism in various public health programs has brought benefits to patients and the medical profession. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):51-53. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.msoc2-0401.
Viewpoint Jan 2004 Physician Activism: An Obligation or Filler for Spare Time? Nancy W. Dickey, MD A past president of the AMA discusses the obligations of physicians to participate in health and social activism. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(1):63-65. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.1.oped2-0401.
Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707.
Case and Commentary Aug 2012 Informed Consent for Biobank-Dependent Research Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH Research is often conducted without the knowledge or consent of those whose tissues are banked and poses possible harms to social groups if information about a few members is unscientifically applied to all. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(8):610-615. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.8.ecas2-1208.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 How Should Physicians Help Gender-Transitioning Adolescents Consider Potential Iatrogenic Harms of Hormone Therapy? Thomas D. Steensma, PhD, S. Annelijn Wensing-Kruger, MSc, and Daniel T. Klink, MD, PhD Adolescents with gender dysphoria should be active participants in decisions about their gender-related health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):762-770. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas3-1708.
Case and Commentary Jan 2005 Physician Activism: Doctors Go on Strike Karine Morin, LLM Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(1):121-124. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.1.ccas21-0501.
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 How Should Physicians Refer When Referral Options Are Limited for Transgender Patients? Elizabeth Dietz and Jessica Halem, MBA In referring transgender patients for medical transition, clinicians should be guided by harm reduction, respect for autonomy, and continuity of care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1070-1080. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.ecas1-1611.
AMA Code Says Nov 2016 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Discrimination and Disparities in Health Care Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics opinions related to discrimination and disparities in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1095-1097. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.coet1-1611.
Case and Commentary Dec 2017 Are Physicians Obliged to Lead Environmental Sustainability Efforts in Health Care Organizations? Cheryl C. Macpherson, PhD and Jonathon Hill By supporting sustainability initiatives based on current, accurate, and unbiased evidence, physicians can fulfill their obligation to protect health. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(12):1164-1173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.12.ecas2-1712.