Break-the-glass, or break-glass functions require an EHR user to enter additional authentication information and documentation of a specific business reason for accessing a patient record before they can enter a patient’s chart that is subject to heightened restrictions. The feature,…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases and how medicalizing aging affects our health,…
Advances in epigenetic age estimation are now applied in actuarial science to make risk assessment more precise. But such health insurance underwriting practices pose ethical and legal questions about discrimination, privacy, and equity in biological data use. Legal adaptations, such…
Documenting one’s assessment of a patient’s physical appearance during a clinical encounter is regarded as a key element in a clinician’s overall judgment of a patient’s health. This article considers ethically and clinically relevant uses and misuses of such appraisals…
This commentary on a case considers how clinicians should help patients interpret results of tests that might be personally meaningful but not clinically actionable. Tests of biological age, for example, can easily lead to patient misunderstandings that can increase risks…
As augmented intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into clinical practice, physicians must navigate new ethical and operational challenges. AI tools can enhance diagnostic accuracy, streamline workflows, and support personalized care, while also introducing concerns related to reliability, bias, transparency, privacy,…
In this activity, you engage with a patient case and explore key ethics pearls from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics that guide surrogate selection, conflict management, and balancing prior preferences with current best interests.
For the FMA’s 2026 Annual Meeting, three CME tracks have been planned to support physicians in accomplishing the following goals:1. Successfully navigate Florida’s medical landscape; 2. Comply with specific state requirements (screening and making appropriate referrals for domestic violence, improved…
MSToronto2026—the 10th Joint Meeting of the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) and the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS)—is designed to address significant clinical and practice gaps in the diagnosis, management,…
The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into medicine presents both immense opportunities and significant challenges for the healthcare providers and other practitioners. While AI holds promise for improving patient safety, reducing costs, and enhancing experiences for both patients and…
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