Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005; 7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005; 7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005; 7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402. Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402. Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Physicians' Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide Discussions, Commentary 1 Wendy S. Johnston, MD Physicians of patients who request physician-assisted suicide should not avoid the subject and should try to discuss the patients' specific concerns and fears with them. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(8):337-339. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas1-0408. In the Literature Oct 2004 Some Ethical Concerns about Placebo Operations Luke P. Brewster, MD Placebo controls n surgical research can be performed ethically when certain criteria are met. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(10):443-445. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.jdsc1-0410. Medicine and Society May 2003 Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Sex Selection, and the Commodification of Children Timothy F. Murphy, PhD The possibilities of pre-conception selection of gender and character traits of children pose many moral and ethical questions. Virtual Mentor. 2003; 5(5):190-192. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.5.msoc1-0305. Viewpoint Apr 2004 Reevaluating the Social Contract in American Medicine Alan L. Wells, PhD A social contract between the medical profession and society has an ethical imperative to provide accessible health care to all. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(4):194-196. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.oped2-0404. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Current page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005; 7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005; 7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005; 7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.
Medicine and Society Feb 2004 Physician Autonomy, Paternalism, and Professionalism: Finding Our Voice Amid Conflicting Duties Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD and Timothy E. Quill, MD Rules of managed health care and the demand for high physician productivity have harmed patients' ability to make informed, autonomous decisions. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(2):113-117. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.msoc2-0402.
Policy Forum Feb 2004 Addressing Paternalism with Patients' Rights: Unintended Consequences Felicia Cohn, PhD A bioethicist discusses how the need for patient autonomy and patients' rights can be fulfilled through strong patient-physician communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(2):106-109. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.pfor1-0402.
Case and Commentary May 2004 Request for Unnecessary Prophylaxis Janet Keating, MD Physicians should not write prescriptions for unnecessary prophylaxis in response to patients' anxiety about a perceived threat of bioterrorism. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(5):209-210. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas3-0405.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Physicians' Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide Discussions, Commentary 1 Wendy S. Johnston, MD Physicians of patients who request physician-assisted suicide should not avoid the subject and should try to discuss the patients' specific concerns and fears with them. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(8):337-339. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas1-0408.
In the Literature Oct 2004 Some Ethical Concerns about Placebo Operations Luke P. Brewster, MD Placebo controls n surgical research can be performed ethically when certain criteria are met. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(10):443-445. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.jdsc1-0410.
Medicine and Society May 2003 Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Sex Selection, and the Commodification of Children Timothy F. Murphy, PhD The possibilities of pre-conception selection of gender and character traits of children pose many moral and ethical questions. Virtual Mentor. 2003; 5(5):190-192. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.5.msoc1-0305.
Viewpoint Apr 2004 Reevaluating the Social Contract in American Medicine Alan L. Wells, PhD A social contract between the medical profession and society has an ethical imperative to provide accessible health care to all. Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(4):194-196. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.oped2-0404.