Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010. Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906. Viewpoint May 2008 The Teaching of Law in Medical Education Nirav D. Shah, JD Medical schools should have formal curriculum on the laws and regulations that pertain to medical practice. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):332-337. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.oped1-0805. Health Law Mar 2005 Must Doctors Report Underage Sex as Abuse? Kate Karas Several recent court cases illustrate how some states are attempting to mandate physician reporting of all underage sexual activity as instances of child abuse. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(3):234-238. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.3.hlaw1-0503.
Medical Education Dec 2020 How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses Farah Fourcand, MD and Diana M. Barratt, MD, MPH For many physicians, lack of understanding about brain death leads to confusion and muddles interactions with patients’ loved ones at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1010-1018. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1010.
Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.
Viewpoint May 2008 The Teaching of Law in Medical Education Nirav D. Shah, JD Medical schools should have formal curriculum on the laws and regulations that pertain to medical practice. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):332-337. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.oped1-0805.
Health Law Mar 2005 Must Doctors Report Underage Sex as Abuse? Kate Karas Several recent court cases illustrate how some states are attempting to mandate physician reporting of all underage sexual activity as instances of child abuse. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(3):234-238. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.3.hlaw1-0503.