Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Jul 2020 Virtuous Humor in Health Care René T. Proyer, PhD and Frank A. Rodden, MD, PhD, MS A recent model categorizes comic styles that can help us examine whether and when humor is a virtue in health care professionalism. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E615-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.615. State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609. AMA Code Says Mar 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Language and Hierarchy in Medicine Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to language and hierarchy in medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):260-262. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.coet1-1703. Medical Education Mar 2017 Language-Based Inequity in Health Care: Who Is the “Poor Historian”? Alexander R. Green, MD, MPH and Chijioke Nze Students and residents might not fully use available interpreter services due to time pressures and a lack of incentives from supervisors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):263-271. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.medu1-1703. Policy Forum Mar 2017 The Role of Universal Health Literacy Precautions in Minimizing “Medspeak” and Promoting Shared Decision Making Lara Killian, MA, MLIS and Margo Coletti, AMLS Follow simple rules, such as checking whether patients comprehend what they’ve been told, to help patients overcome barriers posed by clinical jargon. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):296-303. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.pfor1-1703. Podcast Mar 2017 Ethics Talk: Responding to Language Barriers in Health Care - An Interview with Dr. Donald A. Barr AMA Journal of Ethics theme editor Zujaja Tauqeer, a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, interviewed Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD, about caring for patients with limited English language and health literacy schools. Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703. Viewpoint Jun 2018 The Four-Quadrant Approach to Ethical Issues in Burn Care Chad M. Teven, MD and Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD The four-quadrant approach can illuminate ethical issues in burn care related to decision-making capacity, respect for autonomy, and medical futility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):595-601. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.vwpt1-1806. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society Jul 2020 Virtuous Humor in Health Care René T. Proyer, PhD and Frank A. Rodden, MD, PhD, MS A recent model categorizes comic styles that can help us examine whether and when humor is a virtue in health care professionalism. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E615-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.615.
State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609.
AMA Code Says Mar 2017 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Language and Hierarchy in Medicine Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to language and hierarchy in medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):260-262. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.coet1-1703.
Medical Education Mar 2017 Language-Based Inequity in Health Care: Who Is the “Poor Historian”? Alexander R. Green, MD, MPH and Chijioke Nze Students and residents might not fully use available interpreter services due to time pressures and a lack of incentives from supervisors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):263-271. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.medu1-1703.
Policy Forum Mar 2017 The Role of Universal Health Literacy Precautions in Minimizing “Medspeak” and Promoting Shared Decision Making Lara Killian, MA, MLIS and Margo Coletti, AMLS Follow simple rules, such as checking whether patients comprehend what they’ve been told, to help patients overcome barriers posed by clinical jargon. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):296-303. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.pfor1-1703.
Podcast Mar 2017 Ethics Talk: Responding to Language Barriers in Health Care - An Interview with Dr. Donald A. Barr AMA Journal of Ethics theme editor Zujaja Tauqeer, a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, interviewed Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD, about caring for patients with limited English language and health literacy schools.
Case and Commentary Mar 2017 Clinicians’ Obligations to Use Qualified Medical Interpreters When Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Vonessa Phillips Costa, and Priyank Jain, MD Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):245-252. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas2-1703.
Viewpoint Jun 2018 The Four-Quadrant Approach to Ethical Issues in Burn Care Chad M. Teven, MD and Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD The four-quadrant approach can illuminate ethical issues in burn care related to decision-making capacity, respect for autonomy, and medical futility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):595-601. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.vwpt1-1806.