Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Sep 2009 Evaluating Requests for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Anam Pal and Lubna Pal, MBBS, MSc Physicians must consider clinical and ethical questions with patients who request in vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):673-677. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.ccas3-0909. Medical Education Dec 2009 HIV/AIDS Ethics Education Divya Ahuja, MD, Sabra Smith, MS, RN, and Charles S. Bryan, MD The University of South Carolina at Columbia School of Medicine integrated HIV ethics into its curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):953-957. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu2-0912. Health Law Dec 2009 Testing Newborns for HIV Kristin E. Schleiter, JD, LLM Some states have enacted mandatory testing of newborns for HIV despite challenges to the constitutionality of such laws. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):969-973. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.hlaw1-0912. Medical Education Dec 2009 How “Universal” Are Universal Precautions? Shilpa B. Rao, MD Guidelines to improve observance of universal precaution standards and reporting of needlestick injuries by medical students and resident physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):949-952. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu1-0912. Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412. Health Law Apr 2003 Can Patients Contribute to Medical Negligence? Lisa Panique Patients need to be aware that they are fully responsible for disclosing a complete medical history, and physicians may not be liable for damages if they do not comply. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):138-140. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.hlaw1-0304. Policy Forum Jun 2004 Patient Safety and Patients' Rights Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH Patient safety can be improved through the implementation of a physician reporting system, in which medical errors can be reported confidentially. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):279-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.pfor2-0406. Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 1 Ronald Epstein, MD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):485-488. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311. Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 3 Gregory W. Rutecki, MD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):492-495. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311. Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 2 James C. Thomas, MPH, PhD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):489-491. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13 Page 14 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Sep 2009 Evaluating Requests for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Anam Pal and Lubna Pal, MBBS, MSc Physicians must consider clinical and ethical questions with patients who request in vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):673-677. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.ccas3-0909.
Medical Education Dec 2009 HIV/AIDS Ethics Education Divya Ahuja, MD, Sabra Smith, MS, RN, and Charles S. Bryan, MD The University of South Carolina at Columbia School of Medicine integrated HIV ethics into its curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):953-957. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu2-0912.
Health Law Dec 2009 Testing Newborns for HIV Kristin E. Schleiter, JD, LLM Some states have enacted mandatory testing of newborns for HIV despite challenges to the constitutionality of such laws. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):969-973. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.hlaw1-0912.
Medical Education Dec 2009 How “Universal” Are Universal Precautions? Shilpa B. Rao, MD Guidelines to improve observance of universal precaution standards and reporting of needlestick injuries by medical students and resident physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):949-952. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu1-0912.
Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412.
Health Law Apr 2003 Can Patients Contribute to Medical Negligence? Lisa Panique Patients need to be aware that they are fully responsible for disclosing a complete medical history, and physicians may not be liable for damages if they do not comply. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):138-140. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.hlaw1-0304.
Policy Forum Jun 2004 Patient Safety and Patients' Rights Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH Patient safety can be improved through the implementation of a physician reporting system, in which medical errors can be reported confidentially. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):279-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.pfor2-0406.
Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 1 Ronald Epstein, MD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):485-488. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311.
Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 3 Gregory W. Rutecki, MD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):492-495. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311.
Case and Commentary Nov 2003 Please Don't Say Anything: Partner Notification and the Patient-Physician Relationship, Commentary 2 James C. Thomas, MPH, PhD When a public health risk exists, a physician's obligations to warn those in potential danger overrides rules of patient confidentiality. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(11):489-491. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.11.ccas2-0311.