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
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
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
Son's plea to prolong life at any cost sparks ethical quandary
Physicians aren't obligated to provide end-of-life care that is ineffective or harmful, by Lachlan Forrow, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/ethics.htm
1 Sep 2008
War dilemmas put medical ethics under fire
Physicians debate challenges posed by war on terror and caring for enemy detainees at Guantanamo.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/ethics.htm
1 Jul 2008
Letters to the Editor
Opinions on pharmacy benefit managers, imaging, ethics and primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/letters.htm
1 Jul 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
Physician should transfer records regardless of patient's bill
A physician's refusal to turn over the records of a patient with an outstanding bill may be seen as abandonment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/six.htm
1 May 2008
‘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
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