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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: Fighting Global HIV/AIDS During the COVID Pandemic

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Chris Beyrer, the Desmond M Tutu Professor of Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the challenges facing the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, better known as PEPFAR, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 17, 202120 min

Ethics Talk: Could Trusting Science Mean Not Trusting Some FDA Decisions?

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Caleb Alexander, a Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the US Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision to approve aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalofEthics.org , or check out our YouTube channel....

Jul 02, 202114 min

Ethics Talk: The Invisibility of Chronic Pain

Kim Christiansen discusses her experiences managing limited mobility and chronic pain from a partial spinal cord injury and Dr Natalie Hoff describes good physical therapy care for patients with chronic migraine headaches.

Jul 01, 202139 minSeason 14Ep. 7

Ethics Talk: Building Trustworthiness and Ethical Public Health Practice

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Alicia Best, an Assistant Professor in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida, and Dr Faith Fletcher, an Assistant Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. They joined us to talk about building trustworthiness by advancing equity and inclusion in bioethics and public health. To watch ...

Jun 21, 202112 min

Ethics Talk: Antibiotic Stewardship During COVID

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Olivia Kates, a third-year fellow in infectious diseases at the University of Washington in Seattle, about appropriate use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org , or check out our YouTube channel.

Jun 07, 202112 min

Ethics Talk: Equity and Intellectual Property Protection of COVID Vaccines

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Professor Ana Santos Rutschman, an Assistant Professor of Law at the St. Louis University School of Law, about the impact of intellectual property regimes on domestic and global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 10, 202119 min

Ethics Talk: Public, Civic and Spiritual Health During COVID

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, Dr Patrick Smith, Associate Research Professor of Theological Ethics and Bioethics at the Duke Divinity School, Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, and Core Faculty with the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. He joined us to talk about the intersections of public health, civic good, and...

Apr 30, 202119 min

Ethics Talk: Anti-Asian Racism During COVID and Beyond

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Vivian Shaw, a College Fellow at the Department of Sociology at Harvard University, and Susanna Park, a PhD candidate at Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences. They joined us to discuss the resurgence of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the full video interview on our site: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/v...

Apr 30, 202124 min

Ethics Talk: Force, Authority, and Harm Minimization

Drs Arya Shah, Ambrose H. Wong, and Carmen Black Parker join us on this episode of Ethics Talk to discuss force, the role of authority, and how clinicians should not just minimize harm, but demonstrate compassion.

Apr 01, 202138 minSeason 14Ep. 4

Ethics Talk: Health Hazards of Cost Sharing

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Ziad Obermeyer, the Blue Cross of California Distinguished Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Dr Obermeyer joined us to talk about the potential impact on mortality of cost-sharing practices of health insurers. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org , or visit our YouTube channel....

Mar 22, 202112 min

Ethics Talk: Surviving COVID Without Water and Other Utilities?

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Rianna Eckel and Jean Su about the need for a nationwide moratorium on water, electricity and other utilities shutoff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 12, 202118 min

Ethics Talk: Equal Justice Under Law and Health Equity

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Christopher Ogolla about equal protection under the US Constitution to advance health equity during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 08, 202116 min

Ethics Talk: Refugee Care and Border Abolition

Dr Hannah Janeway of the Refugee Health Alliance explains why good health care for refugees and asylum seekers at the US southern border might require border abolition.

Feb 24, 202129 min

Ethics Talk: Social Isolation, Loneliness, and COVID-19

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Carla Perissinotto. Dr Perissinotto is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. She joined us to talk about the health consequences of social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org , or visit our YouTube channel....

Feb 15, 202126 min

Ethics Talk: Caring for Incarcerated Individuals During COVID-19 Pandemic

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Brie Williams. Dr Williams is a Professor of Medicine and the Director of Amend at the University of California, San Francisco. She joined us to talk about protecting those among us in and near correctional facilities during a public health emergency. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org , or visit our YouTube channel....

Feb 15, 202125 min

Ethics Talk: COVID Dermatologic Disparities Go More Than Skin Deep

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Jenna Lester. Dr Lester is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. She joined us to talk about the racial and ethnic disparities in dermatologic care and its contributions to health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org , or visit our YouTube cha...

Feb 15, 202119 min

Ethics Talk: Unblinding COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr. Audiey Kao, with Dr. Steven Goodman. Dr. Goodman is Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research and Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine. He joined us to talk about the implications of unblinding COVID-19 vaccine trials. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalofEthics.org, or visit our YouTube channel....

Feb 15, 202123 min

Ethics Talk: Vaccine Ethics and the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Arthur Caplan. Dr Caplan is the Head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University, Grossman School of Medicine, and he joined us to talk about the development, production, and use of potential vaccines against the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org , or visit our YouTube channel....

Feb 15, 202127 min

Ethics Talk: Public Health, Personal Liberties, and COVID-19

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Professor Lawrence Gostin. Professor Gostin is the founding O'Neill Chair in Global Health Law at Georgetown University and a Professor of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. He joined us to talk about the challenges of balancing public health ethics and personal civil liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEth...

Feb 15, 202133 min

Ethics Talk: Plight of Workers in Low Wage Jobs and COVID-19

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Donald Tomaskovic-Devey. Dr Tomaskovic-Devey is the Executive Director of the Center for Employment Equity at University of Massachusetts Amherst. He joined us to talk about the social and economic hurdles confronted by those among us in low-wage jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. To watch the full video interview, head our site, JournalOfEthics.org , or visit our YouTube chan...

Feb 15, 202133 min

Ethics Talk: Revitalizing Democracy During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

This episode is an audio version of video interviews conducted by the Journal's editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with American Academy of Arts and Sciences members Antonia Hernández, Wallace Jefferson, and Eric Liu. They joined us to discuss the AAS Commission on the practice of democratic citizenship, which is charged with developing recommendations aimed at restoring trust in our democracy. To watch the full video interviews, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org, or visit our YouTube channel....

Feb 15, 202152 min

Ethics Talk: Digital Spread of Pandemic Misinformation and Lies

This episode is an audio version of video interviews conducted by the Journal's Editor in Chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Vish Viswanath. Dr Viswanath is a Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He joined us to talk about the digital spread of health misinformation and falsehoods during the COVID-19 pandemic. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org, or visit our YouTube...

Feb 15, 202140 min
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