Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412. Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402. Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Invoking Therapeutic Privilege Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH Physicians can ethically withhold information in situations where full disclosure of a diagnosis or treatment would cause great psychological harm to the patient. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):110-112. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc1-0402. Medicine and Society Oct 2005 Demography and Contemporary Influences on Sexual Behavior Sevgi O. Aral, PhD, MSc Demographic transitions that have taken place in recent years have had an impact on current trends in reproductive health and the prevalence of STDs. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):697-700. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.msoc1-0510. Case and Commentary Apr 2003 The Patient-Parent-Physician Relationship, Commentary 1 Art Elster, MD A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):115-118. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.ccas1-0304. Case and Commentary Apr 2003 The Patient-Parent-Physician Relationship, Commentary 2 Patrick Staunton, MD A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):119-121. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.ccas2-0304. Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 1 Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):72-75. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402. Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 2 Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):76-77. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402. Health Law Feb 2004 Disputing Parental Judgment in a Case of Dialysis Douglas Brosnan, JD In cases where a parent is denying life-saving medical treatment, physician paternalism can step in to help provide the proper care to the patient. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):98-101. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.hlaw1-0402. Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Current page 16 Page 17 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412.
Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402.
Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Invoking Therapeutic Privilege Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH Physicians can ethically withhold information in situations where full disclosure of a diagnosis or treatment would cause great psychological harm to the patient. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):110-112. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc1-0402.
Medicine and Society Oct 2005 Demography and Contemporary Influences on Sexual Behavior Sevgi O. Aral, PhD, MSc Demographic transitions that have taken place in recent years have had an impact on current trends in reproductive health and the prevalence of STDs. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):697-700. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.msoc1-0510.
Case and Commentary Apr 2003 The Patient-Parent-Physician Relationship, Commentary 1 Art Elster, MD A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):115-118. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.ccas1-0304.
Case and Commentary Apr 2003 The Patient-Parent-Physician Relationship, Commentary 2 Patrick Staunton, MD A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):119-121. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.ccas2-0304.
Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 1 Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):72-75. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402.
Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Paternalism, Commentary 2 Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Physicians should not refuse to perform a medical procedure because of an emotionally charged reaction to the patients' behavior. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):76-77. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas1-0402.
Health Law Feb 2004 Disputing Parental Judgment in a Case of Dialysis Douglas Brosnan, JD In cases where a parent is denying life-saving medical treatment, physician paternalism can step in to help provide the proper care to the patient. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):98-101. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.hlaw1-0402.
Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402.