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. Policy Forum Aug 2016 Ethical Considerations about EHR-Mediated Results Disclosure and Pathology Information Presented via Patient Portals Kristina A. Davis, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD An emerging medical ethics issue is whether to delay posting pathology reports to electronic health records (EHR) to allow clinicians time to follow up. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):826-832. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.pfor1-1608. 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 Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661. Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690. In the Literature Sep 2001 Physicians' Responsibility in the Face of Patients' Irrational Decisions Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):291-292. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.jdsc1-0109. Case and Commentary Sep 2001 Obligations to Noncompliant Patients Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):289-290. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.hlaw1-0109. Personal Narrative Sep 2001 Through the Physician's Eyes: Difficult Patient-Physician Encounters in the Emergency Department Faith Lagay, PhD and Art Derse, MD. JD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):299-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.prsp1-0109. Personal Narrative Sep 2001 Through the Physician's Eyes: The Racist Parent William McDade, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):303-305. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.prsp2-0109. 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 »
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.
Policy Forum Aug 2016 Ethical Considerations about EHR-Mediated Results Disclosure and Pathology Information Presented via Patient Portals Kristina A. Davis, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD An emerging medical ethics issue is whether to delay posting pathology reports to electronic health records (EHR) to allow clinicians time to follow up. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):826-832. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.pfor1-1608.
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 Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661.
Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690.
In the Literature Sep 2001 Physicians' Responsibility in the Face of Patients' Irrational Decisions Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):291-292. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.jdsc1-0109.
Case and Commentary Sep 2001 Obligations to Noncompliant Patients Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):289-290. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.hlaw1-0109.
Personal Narrative Sep 2001 Through the Physician's Eyes: Difficult Patient-Physician Encounters in the Emergency Department Faith Lagay, PhD and Art Derse, MD. JD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):299-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.prsp1-0109.
Personal Narrative Sep 2001 Through the Physician's Eyes: The Racist Parent William McDade, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(9):303-305. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.prsp2-0109.