Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710. Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317. Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should Trackable Pill Technologies Be Used to Facilitate Adherence Among Patients Without Insight? Tahir Rahman, MD A form of aripiprazole places unique ethical and clinical demands on mental health professionals. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E332-336. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.332. Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429. Case and Commentary May 2020 When a Patient Regrets Having Undergone a Carefully and Jointly Considered Treatment Plan, How Should Her Physician Respond? Luke V. Selby, MD, MS, Christopher T. Aquina, MD, MPH, and Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS Whether a patient’s decisional regret constitutes a failure of shared decision making can depend on how a decision was made. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E352-357. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.352. Case and Commentary May 2020 Sliding-Scale Shared Decision Making for Patients With Reduced Capacity Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc and Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc Shared decision making honors patient autonomy, particularly for preference-sensitive care decisions and even when patients have impaired decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E358-364. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.358. In the Literature Oct 2002 Questioning the Voluntary Nature of Informed Consent Michelle Lim Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(10):302-304. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.10.jdsc2-0210. 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. Case and Commentary Apr 2018 What about Learners’ Roles in the Operating Room Should Be Disclosed to Patients? Michael J. Kirsch and Steven J. Kasten, MD, MHPE Disclosure of resident involvement in procedures should be integral to informed consent to ensure patient understanding and voluntary decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):336-341. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas2-1804. In the Literature Aug 2009 The Belmont Report's Misleading Conception of Autonomy Sigurdur Kristinsson, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2009;611-616. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.jdsc1-0908. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710.
Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317.
Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should Trackable Pill Technologies Be Used to Facilitate Adherence Among Patients Without Insight? Tahir Rahman, MD A form of aripiprazole places unique ethical and clinical demands on mental health professionals. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E332-336. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.332.
Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429.
Case and Commentary May 2020 When a Patient Regrets Having Undergone a Carefully and Jointly Considered Treatment Plan, How Should Her Physician Respond? Luke V. Selby, MD, MS, Christopher T. Aquina, MD, MPH, and Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS Whether a patient’s decisional regret constitutes a failure of shared decision making can depend on how a decision was made. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E352-357. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.352.
Case and Commentary May 2020 Sliding-Scale Shared Decision Making for Patients With Reduced Capacity Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc and Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc Shared decision making honors patient autonomy, particularly for preference-sensitive care decisions and even when patients have impaired decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E358-364. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.358.
In the Literature Oct 2002 Questioning the Voluntary Nature of Informed Consent Michelle Lim Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(10):302-304. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.10.jdsc2-0210.
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.
Case and Commentary Apr 2018 What about Learners’ Roles in the Operating Room Should Be Disclosed to Patients? Michael J. Kirsch and Steven J. Kasten, MD, MHPE Disclosure of resident involvement in procedures should be integral to informed consent to ensure patient understanding and voluntary decision making. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):336-341. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas2-1804.
In the Literature Aug 2009 The Belmont Report's Misleading Conception of Autonomy Sigurdur Kristinsson, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2009;611-616. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.jdsc1-0908.