Patient-clinician relationship/Paternalism

  • Case and Commentary
    Oct 2021

    How Should Surgical Palliative Success Be Defined?

    Pringl Miller, MD, Preeti R. John, MD, MPH, and Sabha Ganai, MD, PhD, MPH
    A surgeon’s duty is to identify goals of care, including those about quality of life, from a patient’s perspective and to consider how to achieve them.
    AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E778-782. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.778.
  • Personal Narrative
    Aug 2021

    Set Down the Stethoscope

    Michael Westerhaus, MD, MA
    A deep spirit of resilience and a desire for innovation, discovery, and justice compel health workers to retain their commitment to serving patients and communities.
    AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E662-665. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.662.
  • Case and Commentary
    Apr 2021

    Should One Kind of Freedom Be Restricted to Promote Another?

    Katherine J. Feder, MS, Janice I. Firn, PhD, LMSW, and Ryan Stork, MD
    Restraint can facilitate freedom for patients with traumatic brain injuries under some conditions.
    AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E305-310. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.305.
  • Case and Commentary
    Feb 2021

    What Should Clinicians Do When a Patient’s Autonomy Undermines Her Being Treated Equitably?

    Amy Scharf, MS, Louis Voigt, MD, Santosha Vardhana, MD, PhD, Konstantina Matsoukas, MLIS, Lisa M. Wall, PhD, RN, CNS, AOCNS, HEC-C, Maria Arevalo, RN, OCN, and Lisa C. Diamond, MD, MPH
    Patients’ cultural, religious, and social norms deserve respect, but some decisions’ effects on patients’ outcomes can be unjust and ethically troubling.
    AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E97-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.97.
  • Case and Commentary
    Feb 2021

    当患者的自主权损害其公平待遇时，临床医生应如何应对？

    Amy Scharf（理学硕士）, Louis Voigt（医学博士）, Santosha Vardhana（医学博士、哲学博士）, Konstantina Matsoukas（图书情报硕士）, Lisa M. Wall（哲学博士、注册护士、临床护理专家、高级肿瘤临床护理专家、已获认证的医疗保健伦理顾问）, Maria Arevalo（注册护士、肿瘤专科护士）, and Lisa C. Diamond（医学博士、公共卫生硕士）
    AMA J Ethics. 2021;E97-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.97.