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Ethics Talk

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High-stakes ethics decisions are common in health care. What should you do? Each month, the AMA Journal of Ethics' podcast, Ethics Talk, features interviews with influential experts and leaders on a wide range of cultural, historical, legal, and social topics in health care ethics. We sort through interesting, important, and difficult questions, talk about how to weigh competing values, and offer strategies for navigating real world tough cases.
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Episodes

Ethics Talk: Are Private Equity Investments Really Different From Other Ownership Structures in Health Care?

Dr Rob Field joins Ethics Talk to discuss whether and to what extent private equity firm's increasing presence in health care deserves our scrutiny and what policy makers, clinicians, and patients should know about responding to private equity ownership stakes in the organizations where work and where they go for health services. Read the full May 2025 issue on private equity in health care for free at JournalOfEthics.org...

May 01, 202522 minSeason 18Ep. 5

Ethics Talk: Yes, Involuntary Sterilization Still Happens in the US

Lawyer Cynthia Chandler joins Ethics Talk to discuss the practice of sterilization in California state prisons and Dr Anthony Loria shares new research on surgical outcomes for incarcerated patients. Chandler interview recorded December 17, 2024; Loria interview recorded December 19, 2024.

Apr 01, 202527 minSeason 18Ep. 4

Author interview: "Stage, Cut, Investigate, Regret, Heal"

Maximilian Shaefer joins Ethics Talk to discuss his series of drawings: "An Empty Stage," "One Wrong Cut," "An Investigation," "Regret," and "The Healing Hand." Recorded July 1, 2024. See the full series of drawings for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Mar 15, 20254 min

Author interview: "Teletherapy Ethics"

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic: "Talking About Teletherapy." Recorded January 10, 2024. Read the full comic for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Mar 15, 20254 min

Author interview: "COVID-19 in 2024"

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic: "A Comic About COVID-19 in 2024." Recorded January 10, 2025. See the full comic for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Mar 15, 20255 min

Ethics Talk: Regret, Detransitioning, and Trans Health Services

Dr Kinnon MacKinnon joins Ethics Talk to discuss what we know about regret experiences of patients following transition-related care and, just as importantly, what we don't. Recorded December 5, 2024. Read the full March issue on Regret in the Moraly Psychology of Surgical Professionalism for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Mar 01, 202527 minSeason 18Ep. 3

Author Interview: "What Does Our Tolerance of Poor Management of Patients' Pain Have to Do With Reimbursement Inequity for Office-Based Gynecologic Procedures?"

Nishita Pondugula and Dr Louise King joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Parmida Maghsoudlou and Dr Vardit Ravitsky: "What Does Our Tolerance of Poor Management of Patients' Pain Have to Do With Reimbursement Inequity for Office-Based Gynecologic Procedures?" Recorded December 5, 2024. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org...

Feb 15, 20256 min

Author Interview: "How Should Epidemiologists Respond to Data Genocide?"

Abigal Echo-Hawk joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Sofia Locklear, Sarah McNally, Lannesse Baker, and Sacena Gurule: "How Should Epidemiologists Respond to Data Genocide?" Recorded October 25, 2024. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Jan 15, 20255 min
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