Christian J Vercler
Biographic Data
| ID | 8306234 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian J Vercler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian J |
| FAMILY NAME | Vercler |
| SIGNATURE | VERCLER C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2015-4213 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Should a Physician Respond to a Patient's Pain When New Opioid Prescribing Laws Limit Shared Decision Making
This commentary responds to a case and examines pragmatic concerns about operating a busy outpatient practice in compliance with new laws that regulate opioid prescribing. Specifically, the article considers how regulating opioid prescribing can influence the therapeutic alliance in patient-physician relationships and how innovations in decision science can facilitate shared decision making given time constraints
What Should Be the Surgeon's Role in Defining “Normal” Genital Appearance
The recent rise in women seeking cosmetic surgery of their genitalia (labiaplasty) coincides with the increasing number of surgeons posting videos of these operations on social media accounts and websites. Sociocultural influences significantly contribute to our ideas of what constitutes healthy and pathologic, and surgeons have historically played a role in defining "normal" and "abnormal" anatomy. In the nineteenth century, Saartjie Baartman-a …
When Is Posting about Patients on Social Media Unethical “Medutainment”
Social media is characterized by online spaces for rapid communication, advertising, professional development, and advocacy, and these platforms have revolutionized the way we interact with people and our culture. In plastic surgery, platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram are especially attractive for practice promotion and instantaneous connection with potential patients. However, considerable risks and ethical dilemmas lie in wait for…
Should Children be Asked to be Bone Marrow Donors for Siblings
Case Fifteen-year-old Mandy has acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and needs a bone marrow transplant. Mandy’s parents and younger sister Jessica all undergo testing to determine whether any of them is a prospective donor. Jessica, who is eight, is found to be a match, and Mandy and her family are overjoyed that she will be able to have the transplant
Is Consent to Autopsy Necessary? Cartesian Dualism in Medicine and Its Limitations
When a hospitalization ends in death, a request for an autopsy can lead to an emotionally charged encounter between a physician and the deceased patient's family. A case is presented in which a cardiac surgeon, believing he might have made a mistake, requests an autopsy, but members of the deceased patient's family believe that she would not have wanted an autopsy performed. A central question discussed in this commentary is whether and when cons…
Ethical Issues in Face Transplantation
The miraculous transplantation of a leg by the third-century saints Cosmas and Damian [1] became a medical reality in 1998 with the first successful hand transplant in France. In 2005, the same French team performed the first successful face transplant. Since then, 10 facial allotransplantations have been performed in France, China, the United States, and Spain. Two recipients are now dead as a result, one from tissue rejection and one from infec…
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Ethical Issues in Face Transplantation
The miraculous transplantation of a leg by the third-century saints Cosmas and Damian [1] became a medical reality in 1998 with the first successful hand transplant in France. In 2005, the same French team performed the first successful face transplant. Since then, 10 facial allotransplantations have been performed in France, China, the United States, and Spain. Two recipients are now dead as a result, one from tissue rejection and one from infec…
Should Children be Asked to be Bone Marrow Donors for Siblings
Case Fifteen-year-old Mandy has acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and needs a bone marrow transplant. Mandy’s parents and younger sister Jessica all undergo testing to determine whether any of them is a prospective donor. Jessica, who is eight, is found to be a match, and Mandy and her family are overjoyed that she will be able to have the transplant
Is Consent to Autopsy Necessary? Cartesian Dualism in Medicine and Its Limitations
When a hospitalization ends in death, a request for an autopsy can lead to an emotionally charged encounter between a physician and the deceased patient's family. A case is presented in which a cardiac surgeon, believing he might have made a mistake, requests an autopsy, but members of the deceased patient's family believe that she would not have wanted an autopsy performed. A central question discussed in this commentary is whether and when cons…
What Should Be the Surgeon's Role in Defining “Normal” Genital Appearance
The recent rise in women seeking cosmetic surgery of their genitalia (labiaplasty) coincides with the increasing number of surgeons posting videos of these operations on social media accounts and websites. Sociocultural influences significantly contribute to our ideas of what constitutes healthy and pathologic, and surgeons have historically played a role in defining "normal" and "abnormal" anatomy. In the nineteenth century, Saartjie Baartman-a …
When Is Posting about Patients on Social Media Unethical “Medutainment”
Social media is characterized by online spaces for rapid communication, advertising, professional development, and advocacy, and these platforms have revolutionized the way we interact with people and our culture. In plastic surgery, platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram are especially attractive for practice promotion and instantaneous connection with potential patients. However, considerable risks and ethical dilemmas lie in wait for…
How Should a Physician Respond to a Patient's Pain When New Opioid Prescribing Laws Limit Shared Decision Making
This commentary responds to a case and examines pragmatic concerns about operating a busy outpatient practice in compliance with new laws that regulate opioid prescribing. Specifically, the article considers how regulating opioid prescribing can influence the therapeutic alliance in patient-physician relationships and how innovations in decision science can facilitate shared decision making given time constraints
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Surgery (3 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (2 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)