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How decision science can help with gut-wrenching medical choices

Patient decision aids might help with routine health choices. The science of decision-making also can help navigate ethically complex choices.

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Pediatric decision-making: Help parents protect, empower kids

While bearing the weighty responsibility of making medical decisions for children when they lack capacity, parents can also promote patient autonomy.

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Dec. 20, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about the AMA's role in the five big medical court cases that made a difference in 2019 and in a Medicaid fraud case.

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Your patient requests an investigational therapy: How to respond

The FDA allows some critically ill patients to access unapproved therapies. The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has guidance for shared decision-making.

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Physicians have duty to monitor their own competence

Everyone expects physicians to provide competent care. But competence is fluid, context-dependent and requires self-awareness on the part of doctors.

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Google-Ascension deal comes as concerns rise on use of health data

Patient privacy cannot be retrieved once it’s lost. Learn how the AMA has made protecting patient health data in the digital age a top priority.

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A medical resident’s guide to gifts from industry

Learn more from the AMA about the ethical and legal standards in this area, and how they apply to medical residents.

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Errors happen. What to do when there's no one to whom to say "I'm sorry.”

The absence of a surrogate does not obviate a physician’s responsibility to address mistakes. Know these three key steps.

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Sept. 20, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about AMA's testimony for the appeals of Title X gag rule and involvement in a lawsuit that would force physicians to mislead patients.

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