Sabhyta Sabharwal, MPH, Jason W. Mitchell, PhD, MPH, and Victoria Y. Fan, ScD, SM
The World Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics recommend disclosing serostatus to sexually active adolescents. What else can be done to improve clinical outcomes and promote public health?
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(8):E743-749. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.743.
Patient safety is a medical ethics issue that must be addressed through health care teams’ open communication as well as through time-outs and checklists.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(9):925-932. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.stas1-1609.
After years of funding disease-specific treatment, donation trends have shifted to support broader health systems infrastructure development. A remaining challenge is how to sustain antiretroviral therapy (ART) for patients in resource-poor regions.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(7):681-690. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.ecas3-1607.
Does a patient’s request not to have a diagnosis included in her health record undermine a clinician’s capacity to provide clinically and ethically appropriate treatment?
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(6):579-586. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas2-1606.