Mismanagement of hospital waste can release harmful, deleterious contaminants into soil, water, and air and can have far-reaching environmental and public relations consequences.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E1013-1021. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.1013.
Amy D. Hendrix-Dicken joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Sarah J. Passmore, Michael A. Baxter, and Lauren K. Conway: “McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration.”
Dr Evan Anderson joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Professor Scott Burris: “Which Skills Are Key to Public Health Leaders’ Success in Crisis Management?”
Michael Toppe, DMSc, PA-C and Lushiku Nkombua, MD, MMed
American physician assistant students trained in South Africa to study an example of a reverse innovation practice that could be incorporated in the US.
AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(5):E332-337. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.332.
Although poor communication is the root cause of medical malpractice claims, in cases of medical error, apologies reduce litigation and benefit patients.
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):289-295. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.hlaw1-1703.