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. Medicine and Society Nov 2003 The Ethics of Quarantine Ross Upshur, MD, MA, MSc Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):523-526. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.msoc1-0311. 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. AMA Code Says Feb 2024 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Health Ecology and Disease Transmission Maya Roytman Key values outlined in the AMA Code facilitate understanding of complex relationships among humans, nonhuman animals, and our ecosystem. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E142-146. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.142. Personal Narrative Dec 2001 Who Am I, and Why Am I Different? Robert Davidson, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(12):435-437. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.12.oafr1-0112. Policy Forum Sep 2017 Compassionate Release Policy Reform: Physicians as Advocates for Human Dignity Andreas Mitchell and Brie Williams, MD, MS Compassionate release policies offering early release or parole to seriously ill incarcerated patients are underutilized and should be advocated for. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):854-861. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.peer2-1709. 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 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. Medical Education Mar 2018 Linking Global Health to Local Health within an Ob/Gyn Residency Program Sara Whetstone, MD, MHS and Meg Autry, MD Global health training offered through UCSF’s EMPOWUR program prepares ob/gyn residents to work in under-resourced communities locally as well as globally. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):253-260. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.medu1-1803. 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Medicine and Society Nov 2003 The Ethics of Quarantine Ross Upshur, MD, MA, MSc Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):523-526. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.msoc1-0311.
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.
AMA Code Says Feb 2024 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Health Ecology and Disease Transmission Maya Roytman Key values outlined in the AMA Code facilitate understanding of complex relationships among humans, nonhuman animals, and our ecosystem. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E142-146. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.142.
Personal Narrative Dec 2001 Who Am I, and Why Am I Different? Robert Davidson, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(12):435-437. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.12.oafr1-0112.
Policy Forum Sep 2017 Compassionate Release Policy Reform: Physicians as Advocates for Human Dignity Andreas Mitchell and Brie Williams, MD, MS Compassionate release policies offering early release or parole to seriously ill incarcerated patients are underutilized and should be advocated for. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(9):854-861. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.peer2-1709.
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 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.
Medical Education Mar 2018 Linking Global Health to Local Health within an Ob/Gyn Residency Program Sara Whetstone, MD, MHS and Meg Autry, MD Global health training offered through UCSF’s EMPOWUR program prepares ob/gyn residents to work in under-resourced communities locally as well as globally. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):253-260. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.medu1-1803.
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.