Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112. Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004. Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004. AMA Code Says May 2024 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions Related to Antimicrobial Resistance Maura McGinnity This article summarizes how the AMA Code can be applied to antimicrobial resistance. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(5):E380-382. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.380. Case and Commentary Feb 2010 New Devices and Truly Informed Consent Charles Rosen, MD What information must patients receive to give truly informed consent for device implantation? Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):73-76. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.ccas1-1002. Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 1 Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):434-437. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906. Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906. Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Organ Donation: When Consent Confronts Refusal John C. Moskop, PhD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):40-44. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas2-0302. AMA Code Says Aug 2004 Considering Organ Donation by Anencephalic Neonates Faith Lagay, PhD The history of the AMA's policy on anencephalic newborns as organ donors is a living example of what medical science can do sometimes conflicts with society's support or nonsupport of those possibilities. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):364-367. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.code1-0408. Case and Commentary Nov 2004 Who Is That? Expanding the Clinical Encounter Vijaya Arekapudi, MD Patients need to completely understand the role of any non-medical personnel present during a procedure and have the right to refuse their attendance. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(11):486-487. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.11.ccas3-0411. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Current page 19
History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112.
Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004.
Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004.
AMA Code Says May 2024 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions Related to Antimicrobial Resistance Maura McGinnity This article summarizes how the AMA Code can be applied to antimicrobial resistance. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(5):E380-382. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.380.
Case and Commentary Feb 2010 New Devices and Truly Informed Consent Charles Rosen, MD What information must patients receive to give truly informed consent for device implantation? Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):73-76. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.ccas1-1002.
Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 1 Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):434-437. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.
Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.
Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Organ Donation: When Consent Confronts Refusal John C. Moskop, PhD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):40-44. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas2-0302.
AMA Code Says Aug 2004 Considering Organ Donation by Anencephalic Neonates Faith Lagay, PhD The history of the AMA's policy on anencephalic newborns as organ donors is a living example of what medical science can do sometimes conflicts with society's support or nonsupport of those possibilities. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):364-367. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.code1-0408.
Case and Commentary Nov 2004 Who Is That? Expanding the Clinical Encounter Vijaya Arekapudi, MD Patients need to completely understand the role of any non-medical personnel present during a procedure and have the right to refuse their attendance. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(11):486-487. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.11.ccas3-0411.