Critical Choices: Patient Autonomy and Refusal of Care in the Emergency Department

In this episode, Dr. Dan Mayer and Dr. Melissa Myers discuss evaluating patients in the ED for capacity to make medical decisions. Over 30 minutes, they discuss a framework to quickly assess capacity, what exactly an AMA form does for you, and how to handle difficult cases.

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The American Academy of Emergency Medicine's visions is that a physician's primary duty is to the patient. The integrity of this doctor-patient relationship requires that emergency physicians control their own practices free of outside interference. AAEM aspires to a future in which all patients have access to board certified emergency physicians. Learn more about AAEM at aaem.org. Contact us at info@aaem.org or 800-884-2236.