Inconsistency in brain death determination sh...

Article | BARNES, Erin | AMA journal of ethics | n°12 | vol.22

Since it was proposed in 1980, the Uniform Determination of Death Act has provided the legal basis for determination of death by neurological criteria. The act contains language that allows for acceptable medical standards to be u...

Inconsistency in brain death determination sh...

Article indépendant | BARNES, Erin | AMA journal of ethics | n°12 | vol.22

Since it was proposed in 1980, the Uniform Determination of Death Act has provided the legal basis for determination of death by neurological criteria. The act contains language that allows for acceptable medical standards to be u...

An overview of national hospice study finding...

Article indépendant | GREER, David | Journal of chronic disease | n°1 | vol.39

When should patients at the end of life get a...

Article indépendant | BOTON, Noah | AMA journal of ethics | n°6 | vol.26

Although antimicrobial medications are commonly prescribed to patients at the end of life (EOL), clinicians might not discuss the benefits and harms of antimicrobials with their patients in the advance care planning process. This ...

How should focus be shifted from individual p...

Article indépendant | CIMIOTTI, Jeannie P. | AMA journal of ethics | n°6 | vol.26

Despite growth in numbers of organizational antimicrobial stewardship programs, antimicrobial resistance continues to escalate. Interprofessional education and collaboration are needed to make these programs appropriately responsi...

Applying a health equity lens to better under...

Article indépendant | NIKZAD, Newsha | AMA journal of ethics | n°10 | vol.26

Racial and ethnic inequity exists throughout the lifespan, including at the end of life (EOL). Although prognostication is inherently fraught with uncertainty, many underrepresented minorities get prognoses that are overly optimis...

Why is hospice one of the few health care env...

Article indépendant | HOLT, Grayson | AMA journal of ethics | n°11 | vol.26

Historically, Western medicine has recognized health care environments as vital to patient well-being and enhanced clinical outcomes. Yet most modern Western hospitals are primarily designed and regulated to promote safety and min...

What should we do when families refuse testin...

Article indépendant | TRUOG, Robert D. | AMA journal of ethics | n°12 | vol.22

Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria.