Search results for "Ethics"
You are a role model
When academic hospitalists observe their peers behaving unprofessionally, chances are residents and students are seeing the same thing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/qarole.htm
15 Oct 2012
Miracles, prayer amid medical practice
It's more important than ever to recognize and understand cultures and spiritual beliefs, including and beyond the end of life.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/belief.htm
15 Oct 2012
QI efforts to enhance communication with very ill can affect outcomes, analysis finds
Quality improvement (QI) interventions to improve communication with very sick patients are effective at reducing length of stay in the ICU and the use of nonbeneficial aggressive treatment, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/07/2.htm
7 Nov 2012
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
Doctoring with dignity
Even simple things like how patients are addressed can have a long-lasting effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/dignity.htm
15 Dec 2012
Be smart about smartphone use
A study suggests that hospitals develop a policy about when and how to use smartphones at work.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2013
In the News
ICU transfer, daily sedation interruption, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2013
Warnings about dabigatran with mechanical valves and telaprevir combo
Details on recalls, warnings, label changes and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/fda.htm
15 Mar 2013
The rights of patients vs. hospital employees
As doctors, our job is to do the best for our patients. We may not always like them or their opinions, but we have to learn to work around it, or refer them to someone who can.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/blog.htm
15 Apr 2013
New recommendations offer ethical guidance for social media
Social media developments require physicians to consider how to best protect patient interests and apply principles of professionalism to online settings, ACP and the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) said last week in a new policy paper, “Online Medical Professionalism: Patient and Public Relationships.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/17/5.htm
17 Apr 2013