The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to responding to violence.

Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness.

Volk v DeMeerleer may conflict with professional guidelines regarding physicians’ obligations to breach patient confidentiality to protect third parties.

Two things clinicians should be aware of are gag laws and background check laws for gun transfers and safe gun storage.

Patients with dementia need social supports and opportunities and acceptance of their disability in order to feel hopeful despite their functional decline.

When mandatory reporting of risk of violence is not required, physicians should balance patient autonomy and beneficence with patient and public safety.

Viewing dementia as a distinct disease promotes funding for research but may stigmatize those who have dementia and lead to disinvestment in caregiving.

Medical school technical standards should be revised to be more inclusive of applicants with disabilities to diversify the physician workforce.

Expanding the numbers of physicians with disabilities would facilitate patient-centered care for those who need similar accommodations.

Gatekeepers of gun privileges is not an appropriate role for physicians since there is no objective test of fitness for gun ownership or possession.