Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025. Medicine and Society Dec 2020 Death’s Troubled Relationship With the Law Brendan Parent, JD and Angela Turi Death’s legal definition must be responsive to advances in technology, and it must delineate between life and death. Knowing where to draw the line is difficult. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1055-1061. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1055. Medical Education Apr 2021 How Should Trainees Be Taught to Have Compassionate Intention When Force Is Necessary to Care Well for Patients? Christopher G. AhnAllen, PhD Trainees are expected to encounter clinical training environments and situations that utilize force methods. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E318-325. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.318. Viewpoint Jan 2021 The Nazi Analogy Muddles Our Thinking About Physician Aid-in-Dying in the US Holland M. Kaplan, MD Carefully distinguishing between when the Nazi analogy is aptly applied and when it is not is key to ongoing PAD legalization deliberations. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(1):E78-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.78 Policy Forum Nov 2017 Using Principles of Co-Production to Improve Patient Care and Enhance Value Puja Turakhia, MS and Brandon Combs, MD Improving health outcomes through patient-centered care is one way to build value for stakeholders in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1125-1131. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.pfor1-1711. Medicine and Society Jun 2021 Historical Trauma and Descendants’ Well-Being Reeya A. Patel, MS and Donna K. Nagata, PhD This article addresses intergenerational trauma transmission, focusing on Japanese American and Southeast Asian American communities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E487-493. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.487. Case and Commentary Jul 2021 When Symptoms Aren’t Visible or Measurable, How Should Disability Be Assessed? Cerise L. Glenn, PhD Patients writing daily journal briefs about work-related activities and pain can help clinicians help them. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E514-518. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.514. Case and Commentary Jul 2021 How Should Clinicians Minimize Harms and Maximize Benefits When Diagnosing and Treating Disorders Without Biomarkers? Benjamin Tolchin, MD, MS, Dorothy W. Tolchin, MD, EdM, and Michael Ashley Stein, JD, PhD Public and self-stigma negatively influence patients’ quality of life, employment, and housing opportunities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E530-536. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.530. Case and Commentary Oct 2021 How to Support Patients Near the End of Life Whose Pain Is Best Treated With Surgery? Elle L. Kalbfell, MD and Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, MPP When surgical intervention is most appropriate, success should be defined by how well a surgical intervention aligns with a patient’s goals. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E772-777. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.772. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025.
Medicine and Society Dec 2020 Death’s Troubled Relationship With the Law Brendan Parent, JD and Angela Turi Death’s legal definition must be responsive to advances in technology, and it must delineate between life and death. Knowing where to draw the line is difficult. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1055-1061. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1055.
Medical Education Apr 2021 How Should Trainees Be Taught to Have Compassionate Intention When Force Is Necessary to Care Well for Patients? Christopher G. AhnAllen, PhD Trainees are expected to encounter clinical training environments and situations that utilize force methods. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E318-325. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.318.
Viewpoint Jan 2021 The Nazi Analogy Muddles Our Thinking About Physician Aid-in-Dying in the US Holland M. Kaplan, MD Carefully distinguishing between when the Nazi analogy is aptly applied and when it is not is key to ongoing PAD legalization deliberations. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(1):E78-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.78
Policy Forum Nov 2017 Using Principles of Co-Production to Improve Patient Care and Enhance Value Puja Turakhia, MS and Brandon Combs, MD Improving health outcomes through patient-centered care is one way to build value for stakeholders in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1125-1131. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.pfor1-1711.
Medicine and Society Jun 2021 Historical Trauma and Descendants’ Well-Being Reeya A. Patel, MS and Donna K. Nagata, PhD This article addresses intergenerational trauma transmission, focusing on Japanese American and Southeast Asian American communities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E487-493. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.487.
Case and Commentary Jul 2021 When Symptoms Aren’t Visible or Measurable, How Should Disability Be Assessed? Cerise L. Glenn, PhD Patients writing daily journal briefs about work-related activities and pain can help clinicians help them. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E514-518. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.514.
Case and Commentary Jul 2021 How Should Clinicians Minimize Harms and Maximize Benefits When Diagnosing and Treating Disorders Without Biomarkers? Benjamin Tolchin, MD, MS, Dorothy W. Tolchin, MD, EdM, and Michael Ashley Stein, JD, PhD Public and self-stigma negatively influence patients’ quality of life, employment, and housing opportunities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E530-536. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.530.
Case and Commentary Oct 2021 How to Support Patients Near the End of Life Whose Pain Is Best Treated With Surgery? Elle L. Kalbfell, MD and Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, MPP When surgical intervention is most appropriate, success should be defined by how well a surgical intervention aligns with a patient’s goals. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E772-777. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.772.