Ethics
Ethics Corner
Navigating Ethical and Clinical Considerations Relating to Percutaneous Gastrostomy (PEG) Tubes
PEG tube placement can be a challenging consultation for gastroenterologists because of the clinical, social, and ethical ramifications at stake...
Commentary
Delivery of Care: The Ethical Imperative in Healthcare
As gastroenterologists, despite our various practice settings, we have seen the harmful effects of economic and social disparities on health...
Ethics
A case for when, how, and why to evaluate capacity
In the care of patients who are acutely ill, particularly those in hospitals, fulfilling the ethic of informed consent can be challenging.
Ethics
Repeat endoscopy for deliberate foreign body ingestions
Is there a point at which it would be medically and ethically appropriate to defer endoscopy in this clinical scenario?
Ethics
The central role of informed consent in novel procedures
It is our duty to inform patients about the novelty of some procedures and the limited study of their safety and efficacy.
Ethics
Sharing notes with our patients: Ethical considerations
There is no uniform approach or standard playbook to follow since each patient and clinical circumstance is unique, but the benefits are...
Ethics
Coerced invasive procedures: Policy overriding indication in gastrostomy tube placement
What happens when none of the facilities in the region are willing to admit a patient with a nasal feeding tube?
Ethics
Mindful mentoring
Seeing behavior and actions from the perspective of the mentee is one of the many ways to support and sustain successful mentoring relationships...
Ethics
Case of the inappropriate endoscopy referral
Providing the best care for patients by adhering to medical ethical principles is the goal of our work as physicians. Implementing this goal may...
Ethics
A practical approach to utilizing cannabis as adjuvant therapy in inflammatory bowel disease
Familiarize yourself with cannabis – your patient may be using it or may want to use it.