Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 How Should Clinicians Respond When Patients’ Loved Ones Do Not See “Brain Death” as Death? Rabbi Jason Weiner, DBioethics and Rabbi Charles Sheer, MA, BCC Religious and cultural values can conflict with clinical standard practice and law. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E995-1003. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.995. Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. State of the Art and Science Nov 2017 Why Aren’t Our Digital Solutions Working for Everyone? Brian Van Winkle, MBA, Neil Carpenter, MBA, and Mauro Moscucci, MD, MBA To fairly distribute the benefits of digital technologies, clinicians will need to be incentivized to adopt technologies that target the underserved. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1116-1124. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.stas2-1711. State of the Art and Science May 2016 Health Care Ethics Consultation via Telemedicine: Linking Expert Clinical Ethicists and Local Consultants Alexander A. Kon, MD and Maj. Robert J. Walter, MD, DHCE Successful telemedicine ethics consultation requires knowledge of relevant laws and, for videoconferences, the physical presence of a meeting leader. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):514-520. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.stas1-1605. State of the Art and Science May 2016 International Access to Clinical Ethics Consultation via Telemedicine Katrina A. Bramstedt, PhD, MA Telemedicine is fast becoming a reliable medium for convening ethics deliberations and bringing expert assistance to remote locations. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):521-527. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.stas2-1605. Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600. Medical Education Jun 2016 Healing Medicine’s Future: Prioritizing Physician Trainee Mental Health Kathryn Baker, MD and Srijan Sen, MD, PhD High rates of burnout and depression among residents underscore the need for innovative ways to promote wellness, mental health awareness. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):604-613. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.medu1-1606. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 How Should Clinicians Respond When Patients’ Loved Ones Do Not See “Brain Death” as Death? Rabbi Jason Weiner, DBioethics and Rabbi Charles Sheer, MA, BCC Religious and cultural values can conflict with clinical standard practice and law. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E995-1003. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.995.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2017 Why Aren’t Our Digital Solutions Working for Everyone? Brian Van Winkle, MBA, Neil Carpenter, MBA, and Mauro Moscucci, MD, MBA To fairly distribute the benefits of digital technologies, clinicians will need to be incentivized to adopt technologies that target the underserved. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1116-1124. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.stas2-1711.
State of the Art and Science May 2016 Health Care Ethics Consultation via Telemedicine: Linking Expert Clinical Ethicists and Local Consultants Alexander A. Kon, MD and Maj. Robert J. Walter, MD, DHCE Successful telemedicine ethics consultation requires knowledge of relevant laws and, for videoconferences, the physical presence of a meeting leader. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):514-520. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.stas1-1605.
State of the Art and Science May 2016 International Access to Clinical Ethics Consultation via Telemedicine Katrina A. Bramstedt, PhD, MA Telemedicine is fast becoming a reliable medium for convening ethics deliberations and bringing expert assistance to remote locations. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):521-527. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.stas2-1605.
Podcast May 2019 Ethics Talk: When and How Should ECMO Be Initiated and Removed? When should ECMO be started and stopped? This month’s Ethics Talk explores ethical challenges of ECMO use in end-of-life care.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600.
Medical Education Jun 2016 Healing Medicine’s Future: Prioritizing Physician Trainee Mental Health Kathryn Baker, MD and Srijan Sen, MD, PhD High rates of burnout and depression among residents underscore the need for innovative ways to promote wellness, mental health awareness. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):604-613. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.medu1-1606.