Search results for "Ethical Dilemmas"
Letters to the Editor
ACP Hospitalist, ACP mobile content, ACP Press, and ACP QI programs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/letters.htm
1 Nov 2008
Editor's Note: Family ties help close the generation gap
Washington, D.C., is lending not just a location but also a theme to many of the offerings at Internal Medicine 2008.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/four.htm
1 Apr 2008
Editor's Note
Readers will notice many changes in our January 2008 issue, which will relaunch as ACP Internist with a new look and expanded content. ACP Internist will feature the same high-caliber reporting that readers have come to expect from ACP Observer, with some notable additions and improvements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/editor.htm
1 Jan 2008
A patient finds that his treatment is worse than the disease
A case study addresses ways to handle turning off an implanted cardioverter-defibrilator when a patient finds the shocks worse than the prospect of dying.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/three.htm
1 Jun 2008
Social networking is a hit but will it change practice?
There's been a lot of talk in the media lately about physicians' enthusiasm for social networking. But how will it impact on the way they practice medicine?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/editor.htm
1 Apr 2009
Letter to the Editor
A reader reacts to ethics surrounding civilian and war-time prisoner containment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2008
Looking back: Some constants amid change
Looking back at the history of health care reform to gain insight on the future of primary care medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2009
Letters to the Editor
Readers consider recent articles on futile cases, autism and payment reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2009
‘Preventive ethics' come into play when a DNR is confusing
A case study examines how a hospitalist handled confusing and conflicting demands placed by a do-not-resuscitate order.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/three.htm
1 Apr 2008
Time neither heals nor absolves after romantic involvement
Considering a sexual relationship with a former patient, however brief the doctor's visit, raises issues after a romantic break-up.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/ethics.htm
1 Oct 2008