Despite that body mass index (BMI) is a measure widely recognized as imprecise and of limited diagnostic utility, it remains in use in health care, including in procedure candidacy screening and to disqualify some patients' access to indicated interventions. In this Sept 10th Grand Rounds, Drs Fatima Cody Stanford and Natalie Boero will examine the clinical applications of BMI and their effects on patients, and how our understanding of the obesity "epidemic" has evolved. Recorded September 10, 2...
Oct 24, 2025•45 min
Editorial Fellow Dr Peter Nelson joins Ethics Talk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal, co-curated with Georgeann Booth: "Diagnostic Research." Recorded August 5, 2025. Read the full October 2025 issue, Diagnostic Research, for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Oct 15, 2025•3 min
Dr David A. Pearce joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Elena-Alexandra Tataru: "What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception." Recorded August 6, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Oct 15, 2025•4 min
Dr Mylynda Massart joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Erika Dreikorn: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?" Recorded August 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Oct 15, 2025•3 min
Gianna Gordon joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lisa Kearns: "Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?" Recorded August 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Oct 15, 2025•4 min
Dr James Tabery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th century. Recorded August 7, 2025. Read the full October 2025 issue for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Oct 01, 2025•29 min•Season 18Ep. 10
Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "Advocacy as an Origin of Pediatrics." Recorded July 1, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Sep 15, 2025•4 min
Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Structural Drivers of Health." Recorded June 25, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Sep 15, 2025•3 min
Dr Stephanie Menko joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Michael J. Luke and Aditi Vasan: "How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?" Recorded June 27, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Sep 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Elizabeth Lanphier joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr James Duffee: "Trauma-Informed Screening for Structural Drivers of Health." Recorded July 1, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Sep 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Raquel Selcer joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Derek Ross Soled and Rohan Khazanchi: "Centering Social Pediatrics in Graduate Medical Education." Recorded June 27, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Sep 15, 2025•4 min
Dr Audriana Mooth joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "How Should Clinicians Follow Up About Nonresponses to Mandatory SDoH Screening Questions?" Recorded June 17, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Sep 15, 2025•2 min
Dr Laura Gottlieb joins Ethics Talk to discuss currently available screening methods and the difficulty in establishing causal links among data about structural determinants of health, interventions, and outcomes, and Rachel Landauer explores how screening for pediatric social drivers of health might exacerbate shame and stigma. Interviews with Dr Gottlieb recorded May 21, 2025; Interview with Rachel Landauer recorded May 21, 2025. Read the full September 2025 issue for free at JournalOfEthics.o...
Sep 01, 2025•27 min•Season 18Ep. 9
Dr Émile P. Torres joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article: "Four Key Concepts in Existential Health Care Ethics." Recorded May 22, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min
Ghee Rye Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Devin M. Kellis, Arthur E. Hale, and Dr Joseph G. Hodgkin: "Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?" Recorded June 2, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min
Michael Zitser joins Ethics Talk to discuss his painting: " A Portrait of Age-Related Macular Degeneration." Recorded February 17, 2025. See the artwork at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min•Season 18Ep. 6
Devin Kellis joins Ethics Talk to discuss his curation of the August 2025 issue of the Journal, "Existential Health Care Ethics". Recorded June 9, 2025. Read the full August 2025 issue on Existential Health Care Ethics for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Charles S. Bryan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Virtue Ethics and Postponing Human Extinction." Recorded June 2, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Bruce E. Tonn joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Christopher R. Tonn: "Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction." Recorded May 19, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•3 min
Devin Kellis joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Émile P. Torres: "How Might Health Care Think About the Ethics of Human Extinction?" Recorded June 9, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalofEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Robert T. Ball, Jr. joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Why Should Clinicians Care About Infectious Disease Existential Hazards?" Recorded May 20, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min
Lio Barnhardt joins Ethics Talk to discuss their pair of illustrations: "Radiation Rejuvenation" and "Anemia and Necrosis." Recorded June 2, 2025. View the artwork at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•4 min
Devin M. Kellis joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Why Should Extinction Medicine Be a Specialty?" Recorded June 9, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Aug 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Joseph G. Hodgkin joins Ethics Talk to discuss why clinicians should care about nuclear proliferation, and Dr Farah Hussain explains why health professions education curricula needs to include planetary health. Interview with Dr Hodgkin was recorded May 14, 2025; the interview with Dr Hussain was recorded May 28, 2025. Read the full August 2025 issue of the Journal, Existential Health Care Ethics, for free at JournalOfEthics.org...
Aug 01, 2025•28 min•Season 18Ep. 8
In May 2025, the Journal launched the AMA Journal of Ethics Grand Rounds. This live broadcast series features experts engaging important but neglected questions and topics heath care ethics and health policy and a live questions and answer segment. Like all of our Ethics Talk podcasts, AMA Journal of Ethics Grand Rounds are eligible for CE credit in several multimedia formats. This is the audio version of the AMA Journal of Ethics Grand Rounds broadcast: What Should Clinicians and Patients Know ...
Jul 21, 2025•43 min
James Small joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "How Should Rural EMS Funding Streams Be Improved?" Recorded March 28, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Jul 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Casey Patrick joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "According to Which Criteria Should a Return EMS Trip of Long Duration and Distance Be Deemed Ethically Justifiable?" Recorded April 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Jul 15, 2025•5 min
Dr Siân Lewis-Bevan joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Stephen Powell: "What Might the Past Suggest About Rural Emergency Services Amidst Critical Access Hospitals' Decline?" Recorded April 16, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Jul 15, 2025•4 min
Dr Molly Nguyen joins Ethics Talk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal: "Rural US Emergency Medical Services." Recorded April 22, 2025. Read the full isusue for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Jul 15, 2025•3 min
Representative Eric Emery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how rural EMS workers manage time as a critical resource and how legislative policy can help direct resources toward improving rural EMS service. Recorded April 18, 2025. Read the full July 2025 issue of the Journal, Rural US Emergency Medical Services, at JournalOfEthics.org .
Jul 01, 2025•17 min•Season 18Ep. 7
