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Examining ethical dilemmas that occur in everyday practice
Finally, from a preventive ethics perspective, this case highlights the importance of having early conversations with patients and families about foreseeable future ethical dilemmas. ... E-mail us your comments on this case and commentary. ACP's Center
January 2008
ACP Internist
Dr. Kirsch is a full time practicing physician and writer who addresses the joys and challenges of medical practice, including controversies in the doctor-patient relationship, medical ethics and measuring medical
June 2019
QD: News Every Day--Most online Alzheimer's tests fail on validity, reliability, ethics
QD: News Every Day--Most online Alzheimer's tests fail on validity, reliability, ethics. ... policies, failure to disclose commercial conflicts of interests, failure to meet the stated scope of the test and failure to word the test outcomes in an
June 2019
Professionalism in wartime: Arab and Jewish medical staffers caring together
Professionalism in wartime: Arab and Jewish medical staffers caring together. [Editor’s Note: The following is quoted from Tal Kessler, an intern at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and was translated
June 2019
Ethics rounds
Ethics rounds. A 35 year old woman comes to see you for a sore throat. ... Respecting a patient's autonomy (one of our current ethical imperatives) means providing informed consent, that is, telling the patient anything they reasonably need to know to
June 2019
Is office colonoscopy ethical?
Is office colonoscopy ethical? While I consider myself to be an ethical practitioner, I am not perfect, and neither is the medical profession. ... I will present a recurrent ethical dilemma to my fair and balanced readers and await their judgment.
June 2019
Why should medical ethics matter?
Here is a sampling from the everyday ethical smorgasbord that a doctor faces. ... Ethics in the office should not be a private matter. Become a subscriber!
June 2019
End-of-life care
For more information on ethics and professionalism issues, position papers, and other resources, visit acponline.org.
June 2019
Is uterus transplantation ethical?
I have felt in many instances that the ethical ramifications of some of these techniques are minimized or dismissed. ... Is it ethical to risk a healthy patient's life with highly complex surgery even if she consents to it? •
June 2019
Influence, interactions, and ethical dilemmas
Image by AndreyPopov. Dr. Bledsoe, the Immediate Past Chair of ACP's Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee, detailed this dilemma via email among several other personal experiences. ... BMJ Qual Saf. 2017; 26:200-208. [PMID: 27009311].
May 2019