Ethics Talk
439 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHigh-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
Author Interview: "A Completely Normal Conversation With a Box”
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 13.9 MBBeck Regan joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic: “Resiliency: A Completely Normal Conversation Between a Box and a Medical Student” Recorded Feb 24, 2023. Read the comic for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Author Interview: “Overcoming Pseudo-stoicism in Medicine"
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MBJamaljé Bassue joins Ethics Talk to discuss his short film: “You Might Be Here Awhile." Recorded Feb 20, 2023. Watch the film and read the article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Ethics Talk: Who’s Included in IPE?
May 01, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes - 76 MBDr Joseph Zorek joins Ethics Talk to discuss the history of IPE training, which professionals are included in IPE and how effective interprofessional training increases patient safety. Recorded Febraury 2, 2023. Read this month's full issue on Interprofessional Education for free at JournalofEthics.org
Author Interview: “Do Clinics in Meat and Poultry Plants Endanger Workers?”
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 17.8 MBDebbie Berkowitz joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Anna D. Goff, Dr Kathleen Marie Fagan, and Dr Monica L. Gerrek: "Do Clinics in Meat and Poultry Plants Endanger Workers?” Recorded January 19, 2023. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Author Interview: “How Should We Improve How Medical and Veterinary Students Learn About Human and Nonhuman Animals?”
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 13.7 MBDr Jeff Sebo joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Zoe Griffiths: “How Should We Improve How Medical and Veterinary Students Learn About Human and Nonhuman Animals?” Recorded Feb 1, 2023. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Ethics Talk: Why Is Meat So Cheap?
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 46.7 MBDavid Simon joins Ethics Talk to help untangle economic incentives driving industrialization of meat. Recorded December 8, 2022. Read the full April issue on Meat and Health for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Author Interview: “Greener Health Care Is a Necessity”
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MBBrian Robert Smith joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Greener Health Care Is a Necessity.” Recorded February 3, 2023. Read the article and see Brian's artwork at JournalOfEthics.org
Author Interview: “Should Clinicians Care About How Food Behaviors Express Gender Identity?”
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 11.5 MBDr Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Should Clinicians Care About How Food Behaviors Express Gender Identity?” Recorded Feb 3, 2023. Access the PDF report from the National Science and Technology Council here. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Author Interview: “Answers to Patient, Student, and Clinician Questions About How Animals Are Slaughtered and Used for Food”
April 01, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes - 8.17 MBDr Temple Grandin joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Answers to Patient, Student, and Clinician Questions About How Animals Are Slaughtered and Used for Food” Recorded January 26, 2023. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
Author Interview: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinicians in Government”
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MBScott Schweikart joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinicians in Government.” Recorded December 8, 2023. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: “How Should the US Federal Government Oversee Clinicians’ Relationships With Industry?”
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 18 MBDr Sunita Sah joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Should the US Federal Government Oversee Clinicians’ Relationships With Industry?” Recorded December 12, 2022. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: “Holding Clinicians in Public Office Accountable to Professional Standards”
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 11.7 MBProfessor Wendy E. Parmet joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Claudia E. Haupt: “Holding Clinicians in Public Office Accountable to Professional Standards” Recorded January 6, 2023. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org.
Ethics Talk: How Medicalization Limits Public Health Effectiveness
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 64.4 MBDr Paula Lantz joins Ethics Talk to discuss how medicalization of public health undermines effective community-based governance responses. Recorded November 8, 2022. Read the full issue on Clinicians in Government for free at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: “What Should Be Roles of Federal Clinician Governors in Motivating Equity in Locally Coordinated Triage Protocols?”
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 11.4 MBIsabelle M. Mikell joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Courtney L. Savage Hoggard and Dr Harald Schmidt: “What Should Be Roles of Federal Clinician Governors in Motivating Equity in Locally Coordinated Triage Protocols?” Recorded December 19, 2022. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: “Which Skills Are Key to Public Health Leaders’ Success in Crisis Management?”
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 15.2 MBDr Evan Anderson joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Professor Scott Burris: “Which Skills Are Key to Public Health Leaders’ Success in Crisis Management?” Recorded December 15, 2022. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: “Science and Ethics of ‘Curing’ Misinformation”
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 12.9 MBDr Isabelle Freiling joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Nicole M. Krause and Dr Dietram A. Scheufele: “Science and Ethics of ‘Curing’ Misinformation.” Recorded December 15, 2022. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: “How Should Clinicians and Researchers in Government Respond to Threats to Their Offices?”
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 11.8 MBDr Daphne Mlachila joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Should Clinicians and Researchers in Government Respond to Threats to Their Offices?” Recorded January 6, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org.
Author Interview: “McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration”
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 15.8 MBAmy D. Hendrix-Dicken joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Sarah J. Passmore, Michael A. Baxter, and Lauren K. Conway: “McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration.” Recorded December 7, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org
Author Interview: “Key Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health”
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14 MBDr Jeremy Weleff joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Dawn Potter: “Key Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health.” Recorded December 21, 2022. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: “Illuminating Psychological Torment of Child Abuse”
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MBTania L. Abramson joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Paul R. Abramson: “Illuminating Psychological Torment of Child Abuse.” Recorded December 9, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org
Ethics Talk: How to Avoid Hyper Medicalization and Iatrogenic Child Abuse
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 43.2 MBDrs Andrea Asnes and Sundes Kazmir join Ethics Talk to discuss medical child abuse, sites of pediatric neglect, and how clinicians can best carry out their responsibilities as mandatory reporters. Recorded November 3, 2022. Read the full February 2023 issue for free at JournalofEthics.org.
Author Interview: “What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us About Pediatric Iatrogenic Risk”
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes - 7.09 MBDr Katherine Pumphrey joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Jessica Hart: “What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us About Pediatric Iatrogenic Risk.” Recorded December 9, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org
Author Interview: “How Should Clinicians and Students Cope with Secondary Trauma When Caring for Children Traumatized by Abuse or Neglect?”
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 12 MBDr Colleen E. Bennett joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Cindy W. Christian: “How Should Clinicians and Students Cope with Secondary Trauma When Caring for Children Traumatized by Abuse or Neglect?” Recorded December 5, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org
Author Interview: “Papal Doctrines’ Deep Trauma Legacies in Minoritized Communities”
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 24.1 MBDr Michael J. Oldani joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Papal Doctrines’ Deep Trauma Legacies in Minoritized Communities.” Recorded December 12, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org
Author Interview: “Medical Student-Driven Efforts to Incorporate Segregated Care Education Into Their Curriculum”
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 12.4 MBRuhee Shah joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lindsay Clark, Terence Hughes, Ashesh Trivedi, and Dr Leona Hess: “Medical Student-Driven Efforts to Incorporate Segregated Care Education Into Their Curriculum” Recorded November 9, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org.
Author Interview: “Is It Reasonable to Expect Students and Trainees to Internalize Equity as a Core Professional Value When Teaching and Learning Occurs in Segregated Settings?”
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 12 MBAdrian Pero joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Emily Xu: “Is It Reasonable to Expect Students and Trainees to Internalize Equity as a Core Professional Value When Teaching and Learning Occurs in Segregated Settings?” Recorded November 4, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org.
Author Interview: “How Does Racial Segregation Taint Medical Pedagogy?”
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 18.3 MBHarriet Washington joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Does Racial Segregation Taint Medical Pedagogy?” Recorded November 11, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org.
Ethics Talk: How Assumptions About Social Determinants of Health Can Mask Sources of Inequity
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 58.6 MBDr John Chenault joins Ethics Talk to explain one historical view of critical theory in health professions education. Recorded September 26, 2023. Read the full January 2024 issue on Critical Pedagogies in Health Professions at JournalOfEthics.org
Author Interview: “How Should Health Professions Educators and Organizations Desegregate Teaching and Learning Environments?”
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes - 8.89 MBDr Aisha James joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Katrina Armstrong: “How Should Health Professions Educators and Organizations Desegregate Teaching and Learning Environments?” Recorded November 18, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org
Author Interview: “Training to Build Antiracist, Equitable Health Care Systems”
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 11.9 MBDr Emily Cleveland Manchanda joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Karthik Sivashanker, Steffie Kinglake, Emily Laflamme, Dr Vikas Saini, and Dr Aletha Maybank: “Training to Build Antiracist, Equitable Health Care Systems” Recorded November 9, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org.
Ethics Talk: Is VIP Care Really Better?
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 69.7 MBDr Lisa Lehmann joins Ethics Talk to discuss “grateful patient programs," pressures clinician face to fundraise on behalf of health care organizations for which they work, and whether “VIP” care really is better for patients. Recorded October 7, 2022.
Author Interview: “What Should Antiracist Payment Reform Look Like?”
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 21.5 MBDr Kimberly Singletary joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Marshall Chin: “What Should Antiracist Payment Reform Look Like?” Recorded November 11, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org.
Ethics Talk Series on US Abortion Care After Dobbs, Episode 5/5: Wait. What? Some Clinicians Agree to Watch Their Patients Get Sicker?
December 16, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBProfessor Katie Watson and Dr Rebecca Cohen join Ethics Talk to consider observed decompensation as a post-Dobbs clinical and ethical phenomenon and its influences on health professionalism. Recorded November 14, 2022. Listen to the rest of this series at JournalofEthics.org
Author Interview: “Does Osler’s Aequanimitas Inform Our Contemporary Pursuit of Stillness?”
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 9.75 MBDr James B Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Does Osler’s Aequanimitas Inform Our Contemporary Pursuit of Stillness?” Recorded September 27, 2022. Read the full article for free here.
Author Interview: “How Should Clinicians Ally With Patients Whose Health Is Unlikely to Be Improved by Even Numerous Clinical Encounters?”
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14.7 MBDr Adam T. Perzynski joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Kurt Stange: “How Should Clinicians Ally With Patients Whose Health Is Unlikely to Be Improved by Even Numerous Clinical Encounters?” Recorded October 4, 2022. Read the full article here.
Author Interview: "Decision Aids, Doorknob Moments, and Physician-Patient Solidarity in EDs"”
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 13.2 MBDr Emily Shearer joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Jay Baruch: "Decision Aids, Doorknob Moments, and Physician-Patient Solidarity in EDs” Recorded October 6, 2022. Read the full article for free here.
Ethics Talk: Human-Centered Design and the Sounds of Solidarity
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 71.1 MBJohn Meyer joins Ethics Talk to discuss how “human-centered” design can help remove barriers to care and forge solidarity between patients and clinicians, and multi-disciplinary artist Eve Payor talks about her projects with the Atlantic Center for the Arts and how soundscape ecology can help understand effective sound design in health care settings. Interview with John Meyer recorded on August 23, 2022. Interview with Eve Payor recorded on August 24, 2022. Read the full December 20...
Author Interview: “Solidarity in Mortal Time”
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 3 minutes - 8.21 MBDr Helen Stanton Chapple joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "Solidarity in Mortal Time.” Recorded September 28, 2022. Read the full article for free here.
Author Interview: "How Should Clinicians Own Their Roles as Past and Present Exacerbators of Health Inequity and as Present and Future Contributors to Health Equity?”
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 19.1 MBDr Lisa M Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Anita Lee: "How Should Clinicians Own Their Roles as Past and Present Exacerbators of Health Inequity and as Present and Future Contributors to Health Equity?” Recorded October 6, 2022. Read the full article for free here.
Author Interview: “Why Money Is Well Spent on Time”
December 01, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 12.8 MBProfessor Michael R Ulrich joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Why Money Is Well Spent on Time.” Recorded October 6, 2022. Read the full article for free here.
Ethics Talk Series on US Abortion Care After Dobbs, Episode 4/5: How Dobbs Creates Unnecessary, Abnormal Risks for Clinicians and Patients
November 11, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 74.2 MBProfessor Katie Watson joins Ethics Talk to consider key questions about clinical and legal risk management for clinicians trying keep patients safe and for patients with complex pregnancies trying to stay alive. Recorded July 8, 2022.
Ethics Talk Series on US Abortion Care After Dobbs, Episode 3/5: How Do We Teach Evidence-Based Standard of Care Now?
November 04, 2022 04:00 - 22 minutes - 52.1 MBDr Jody Steinauer joins Ethics Talk to discuss possible responses to what the Dobbs decision demands of clinician-teachers. Recorded August 29, 2022. Listen or read the transcript at JournalofEthics.org
Ethics Talk: How Consumer Advocacy Groups Advance Health Equity
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MBMark Rukavina joins Ethics Talk to discuss how consumer advocacy groups can help advance health justice and equity. Recorded July 25, 2022.
Author Interview: “Informed Consent as a Means of Acknowledging and Avoiding Financial Toxicity as Iatrogenic Harm”
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes - 9.92 MBDr Kevin Shulman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Barak Richman: “Informed Consent as a Means of Acknowledging and Avoiding Financial Toxicity as Iatrogenic Harm” Recorded August 22, 2022.
Author Interview: “What Should US Policymakers Learn From International Drug Pricing Transparency Strategies?”
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 16 MBSarosh Nagar joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Leah Rand Aaron Kesselheim: “What Should US Policymakers Learn From International Drug Pricing Transparency Strategies?” Recorded August 29, 2022.
Author Interview: “If Patients Don’t Use Available Health Service Pricing Information, Is Transparency Still Important?”
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 14.2 MBDr Christopher Whaley joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Austin Frakt: “If Patients Don’t Use Available Health Service Pricing Information, Is Transparency Still Important?” Recorded August 26, 2022.
Author Interview: “Necessity for and Limitations of Price Transparency in American Health Care”
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 19.6 MBDr Harold Pollack joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Necessity for and Limitations of Price Transparency in American Health Care” Recorded August 18, 2022.
Author Interview: “Which Price Should Be Transparent and Why?”
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes - 9.13 MBDr Sherry Glied joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Grace Kim: “Which Price Should Be Transparent and Why?” Recorded September 6, 2022.
Author Interview: “How Should Cost-Informed Goals of Care Decisions Be Facilitated at Life’s End?”
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes - 9.68 MBDr Jing Li joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Robert Tyler Braun, Sophia Kakarala, and Dr Holly Prigerson: “How Should Cost-Informed Goals of Care Decisions Be Facilitated at Life’s End?” Recorded August 22, 2022.
Author Interview: “What Should Clinicians Do When Health Services Are Improperly Billed in Their Names?”
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 13.4 MBDr Mustfa Manzur joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Sharon Griswold and Wendy Dean: "What Should Clinicians Do When Health Services Are Improperly Billed in Their Names?" Recorded September 15, 2022.