Ethical considerations, treatment benefits and risks that physicians must present to help patients, families make informed decisions
How to Handle an Otolaryngology Patient Who Declines Treatment
Should a physician try to convince a patient to consider potentially definitive therapy?
As Opioids for Pain Treatment Come Under Greater Scrutiny, Controlled Substance Agreements Matter More
A controlled substance agreement can help a physician communicate expectations for their pain medication treatment plan, and guidelines for safe usage by their patients
Pharmaceutical Industry Opens Line of Communication Through Social Media
Some segments of the industry have established intranets, private Websites designed to enhance information sharing within the organization
Gifting Season Can Present Ethical Dilemma for Physicians
When it comes to receiving gifts from patients, otolaryngologists and other doctors walk a fine moral line
New Med School Screening Recommendations to Assess Ethics, Professionalism
The Association of American Medical Colleges is preparing a new slate of recommendations for improving the way med schools screen students in an effort to get at what kind of people the applicants are—and whether they have the qualities that will make them good, caring doctors.
COSM 2012: TRIO Guest of Honor Cautions against Physician Advertising
Physician advertising can mislead patients and change the dynamic of the patient-physician relationship into one of a consumer-client relationship, said Paul A. Levine, MD, FACS, who gave the Guest of Honor presentation here on April 20 at the Triological Society annual meeting. The meeting was held as part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings.
ICD-10 to Bring Big Changes: Learn how to prepare for the new coding system
October 1, 2013 should be on the mind of every physician in the U.S. That is the day when a new diagnostic coding system will be instituted, the first such change since 2003. The implementation’s aftermath is predicted to be anywhere from a normal day at the office to financial Armageddon.
Lift Off: A carefully planned retreat can take your practice to the next level
Every otolaryngology group needs a chance to evaluate its organization outside the frenetic pace of day-to-day patient care. A practice retreat provides the opportunity to assess your operations, examine your mission and conduct strategic planning in a setting where physicians are relaxed and undistracted.
Tough Situations: Residents discuss ethics-fraught cases
Residents in the general surgery program at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., participate in monthly “pizza grand rounds,” in which they discuss ethics-fraught situations they encounter. Some of the situations are the subjects of papers published in Surgery. Here are summaries of a few of those published situations. The papers intentionally do not mention the actions ultimately taken, so that the attention remains on the principles and questions involved.
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