The Physician’s Index for Ethics in Medicine

is an information resource designed to help clinicians keep up-to-date with current and emerging ethical issues, and to make better ethical decisions in clinical practice.

This ready source of information covers the fields of bioethics, medical ethics, and the philosophy of medicine.

The Physician’s Index is comprised of a comprehensive, online bibliographic database of professional publications and feature articles that address vital topics in depth. The feature articles are chosen by our esteemed Editorial Advisory Board.

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HELPS PHYSICIANS EASILY FIND PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

Over 30,000 Records from Publications that Originate in over 90 Countries

Coverage:

  • Articles from over 800 Journals and e-Journals
  • Books, e-Books, and Book Reviews
  • Anthologies and Contributions to Anthologies

Features:

  • Author-written Abstracts
  • Thorough Subject Indexing that facilitates focused research and general browsing by the physician

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THE EDITORAL ADVISORY BOARD’S EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS

Association Between Physician Burnout and Identification With Medicine as a Calling (Abstract only)
by Andrew J. Jager, MA, Michael A. Tutty, PhD, and Audiey C. Kao, MD, PhD

Behind Closed Doors, Management of Patient Expectations in Primary Care Practices
by Sheri A. Keitz, MD, PhD, et al

Beyond Burnout — Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians
By Alexi A. Wright, MD, MPD, and Ingrid T. Katz, MD, MHS

Conflicts of Interest for Patient-Advocacy Organizations
by Matthew S. McCoy, PhD, et al

The Devil is in the Third Year: A Longitudinal Study of Erosion of Empathy in Medical School
by Mohammadreza Hojat, PhD, et al

Emerging from EHR Purgatory — Moving from Process to Outcomes
by Allan H. Goroll, MD

Ending the Opioid Epidemic — A Call to Action
by Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA

The Essential Role of Medical Ethics Education in Achieving Professionalism:  The Romanoff Report
by Joseph A. Caresse, MD, MPH, and Janet Malek, PhD, et. al.

Ethics and Clinical Research — The 50th Anniversary of Beecher’s Bombshell
by David S. Jones, MD, PhD, Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, and Susan E. Lederer, PhD

Full Disclosure — Out-of-Pocket Costs as Side Effects
by Peter A. Ubel, MD, Amy P. Abernethy, MD, PhD, and S. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS

An Interdisciplinary Response to Contemporary Concerns about Brain Death Determination
by Ariane Lewis, MD, James L. Bernat, MD, et al

Moral Choices for Today’s Physician
by Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP

No One Needs To Know: A Physician Recalls Taking Part in his First Cover-up
by Neil S. Calman, MD

OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Stops Promoting Opioids, Cuts Sales Staff
by Reuters in The Washington Post

Physician-Assisted Dying: A Turning Point?
by Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, and Anna E. Roberts, LLB

Should Informed Consent Be Required for Apnea Testing in Patients With Suspected Brain Death? No
by Ariane Lewis, MD, and David Greer, MD

Should Informed Consent Be Required for Apnea Testing in Patients With Suspected Brain Death? Yes
by Robert D. Truog, MD, and Robert C. Tasker, MD

To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis
by Victor J. Dzau, MD, Darrell G. Kirch, MD, and Thomas J. Nasca, MD