Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Oct 2019 How Should Decision Aids Be Used During Counseling to Help Patients Who Are “Genetically at Risk”? Natalie Evans, PhD, Suzanne Metselaar, PhD, Carla van El, PhD, Nina Hallowell, DPhil, MA, and Guy Widdershoven, PhD Prognostic uncertainty about risk creates demand for ongoing communication and facilitated reflection about goals and values. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E865-872. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.865. Case and Commentary Dec 2019 Using the 4-S Framework to Guide Conversations With Patients About CRISPR Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD, MSc Empathic communication skills help motivate understanding of safety, significance of harms, impact on succeeding generations, and social consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1029-1035. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1029. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Prenatal Risk Assessment and Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Strategies for Communicating Well with Patients Eva Schwartz, MD and Kishore Vellody, MD Physicians should provide women considering abortion after Down syndrome screening with unbiased information and not attempt to influence their decision. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):359-364. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas1-1604. Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76. Personal Narrative Feb 2020 Six Tips for Giving Good Health Care to Anyone With a Cervix Ryan K. Sallans, MA Eliminating cervical cancer inequality means transmen need regular, unimpeded access to regular Pap screening. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E168-175. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.168. State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604. 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. Case and Commentary Apr 2018 How Should Trainee Autonomy and Oversight Be Managed in the Setting of Overlapping Surgery? Jean-Nicolas Gallant, PhD and Alexander Langerman, MD, SM Overlapping surgeries are ethical provided the attending physician discloses the role of the trainee and oversees critical portions of the surgeries. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):342-348. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas3-1804. Policy Forum Dec 2006 How Has the Global Fund Affected the Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria? Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):839-842. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor1-0612. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society Oct 2019 How Should Decision Aids Be Used During Counseling to Help Patients Who Are “Genetically at Risk”? Natalie Evans, PhD, Suzanne Metselaar, PhD, Carla van El, PhD, Nina Hallowell, DPhil, MA, and Guy Widdershoven, PhD Prognostic uncertainty about risk creates demand for ongoing communication and facilitated reflection about goals and values. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E865-872. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.865.
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 Using the 4-S Framework to Guide Conversations With Patients About CRISPR Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD, MSc Empathic communication skills help motivate understanding of safety, significance of harms, impact on succeeding generations, and social consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1029-1035. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1029.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Prenatal Risk Assessment and Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Strategies for Communicating Well with Patients Eva Schwartz, MD and Kishore Vellody, MD Physicians should provide women considering abortion after Down syndrome screening with unbiased information and not attempt to influence their decision. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):359-364. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas1-1604.
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76.
Personal Narrative Feb 2020 Six Tips for Giving Good Health Care to Anyone With a Cervix Ryan K. Sallans, MA Eliminating cervical cancer inequality means transmen need regular, unimpeded access to regular Pap screening. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E168-175. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.168.
State of the Art and Science Apr 2016 Keeping the Backdoor to Eugenics Ajar?: Disability and the Future of Prenatal Screening Gareth M. Thomas, PhD and Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Noninvasive prenatal testing arguably constitutes a form of eugenics in a social context in which certain reproductive outcomes are not valued. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):406-415. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.stas1-1604.
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.
Case and Commentary Apr 2018 How Should Trainee Autonomy and Oversight Be Managed in the Setting of Overlapping Surgery? Jean-Nicolas Gallant, PhD and Alexander Langerman, MD, SM Overlapping surgeries are ethical provided the attending physician discloses the role of the trainee and oversees critical portions of the surgeries. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(4):342-348. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.4.ecas3-1804.
Policy Forum Dec 2006 How Has the Global Fund Affected the Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria? Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):839-842. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor1-0612.