Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598. State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609. Medicine and Society Aug 2023 How Does Robotic-Assisted Surgery Change OR Safety Culture? Julie M. Clanahan, MD, MHPE and Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD, MHPE Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.615. Podcast Jul 2023 Author Interview: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI” Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI.” Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661. Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690. Policy Forum Oct 2023 Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium Jennifer M. Connell, MD, Maria C. Duggan, MD, MPH, and Jo Ellen Wilson, MD, PhD, MPH Many organizations implement “cognitive friendly” policies to care for patients who are older adults. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E751-757. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.751. Medical Education Jul 2023 Teaching How to Avoid Overreliance on BMI in Diagnosing and Caring for Patients With Eating Disorders Kratika Mishra and Erin Harrop, PhD, LICSW Physicians tend to rely on diagnostic criteria, including BMI, that can influence patients’ access to care, referrals, and insurance coverage for indicated interventions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E507-513. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.507. AMA Code Says Jul 2023 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI Jake Young, PhD, MPH, MFA Although body-mass index is regularly used, it has come under clinical and ethical scrutiny. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E514-516. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.514. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medical Education Aug 2023 Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Better? Anastasya Chuchulo, MD and Abubaker Ali, MD Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E598-604. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.598.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609.
Medicine and Society Aug 2023 How Does Robotic-Assisted Surgery Change OR Safety Culture? Julie M. Clanahan, MD, MHPE and Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD, MHPE Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.615.
Podcast Jul 2023 Author Interview: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI” Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI.”
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661.
Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690.
Policy Forum Oct 2023 Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium Jennifer M. Connell, MD, Maria C. Duggan, MD, MPH, and Jo Ellen Wilson, MD, PhD, MPH Many organizations implement “cognitive friendly” policies to care for patients who are older adults. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E751-757. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.751.
Medical Education Jul 2023 Teaching How to Avoid Overreliance on BMI in Diagnosing and Caring for Patients With Eating Disorders Kratika Mishra and Erin Harrop, PhD, LICSW Physicians tend to rely on diagnostic criteria, including BMI, that can influence patients’ access to care, referrals, and insurance coverage for indicated interventions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E507-513. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.507.
AMA Code Says Jul 2023 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinical Use of BMI Jake Young, PhD, MPH, MFA Although body-mass index is regularly used, it has come under clinical and ethical scrutiny. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E514-516. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.514.