Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605. 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 Feb 2013 Profiling Patients to Identify Prospective Donors Richard E. Thompson, MD If wealth screening and patient care must be mixed, they would be safer and more effective if guided by a policy developed with input from physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(2):114-118. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.2.ecas3-1302. In the Literature Aug 2010 Suppression of Puberty in Transgender Children Jason Lambrese, MD Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(8):645-649. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.8.jdsc1-1008.
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605.
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 Feb 2013 Profiling Patients to Identify Prospective Donors Richard E. Thompson, MD If wealth screening and patient care must be mixed, they would be safer and more effective if guided by a policy developed with input from physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(2):114-118. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.2.ecas3-1302.
In the Literature Aug 2010 Suppression of Puberty in Transgender Children Jason Lambrese, MD Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(8):645-649. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.8.jdsc1-1008.