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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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Author Interview: “How Should Health Systems Help Clinicians Manage Bias Against Ex-combatants?”

June 01, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 16.4 MB

Chris Reynolds joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Camilo Sánchez Meertens: “How Should Health Systems Help Clinicians Manage Bias Against Ex-combatants?”  Recorded March 29, 2022  Read the full article here.

Ethics Talk: Chronic Emergency and the Limits of Peace-Time Bioethics

June 01, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 66.6 MB

Dr Thalia Arawi joins Ethics Talk to discuss the rise of states of “chronic emergency,” how health care workers can be protected when working conflict zones, and how the international community needs to move beyond declarations to support those affected by war and conflict.   Recorded January 20, 2022 

Author Interview: “Should Children Be Enrolled in Clinical Research in Conflict Zones?”

June 01, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 19.5 MB

Dr Dónal O’Mathúna joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Nawaraj Upadhaya: “Should Children Be Enrolled in Clinical Research in Conflict Zones?”   Recorded March 31, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: How Does Cognitive Bias Affect Conversations With Patients About Dietary Supplements?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 14.4 MB

Dr David Satin joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Christine Danner and Ila Harris: “How Does Cognitive Bias Affect Conversations With Patients About Dietary Supplements?” Recorded February 12, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: Seven Points for Athletes to Consider Before Using a Dietary Supplement

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes - 10.1 MB

Dr Amy Cadwallader joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Seven Points for Athletes to Consider Before Using a Dietary Supplement”  Recorded February 09, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes - 11 MB

Dr Rajani Katta joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dina H. Zamil, Emily K. Burns, and DrAriadna Perez-Sanchez: “Do You Know How to Assess Risks Posed by Over-the-Counter Vitamin A Supplements?” Recorded February 22, 2022  Read the full article here.

Ethics Talk: Should You Trust Influencers' Posts About Dietary Supplements?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 75.5 MB

Dr Amy Cadwallader, Josh Klein, and Scott Schweikart join this episode of Ethics Talk to discuss safety and limited legal means of reining in social media influencers' advertisements about dietary supplements.  Interview with Dr Cadwallader recorded February 9, 2022  Interview with Josh Klein and Scott Schweikart recorded January 13, 2022    Read the full issue here. 

Author Interview: What Should Dietary Supplement Oversight Look Like in the US?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 17.6 MB

Elizabeth Richardson joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored Farzana Akkas and Dr Amy Cadwallader: “What Should Dietary Supplement Oversight Look Like in the US?”  Recorded February 09, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: Reimagining Roles of Dietary Supplements in Psychiatric Care

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 17.3 MB

Dr Katherine Wu joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Erik Messamore: “Reimagining Roles of Dietary Supplements in Psychiatric Care”  Recorded February 17, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: Which Features of Dietary Supplement Industry, Product Trends, and Regulation Deserve Physicians’ Attention?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 15.5 MB

Dr Alexander Ding joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Amy Cadwallader and other members of the AMA Council on Science and Public Health: “Which Features of Dietary Supplement Industry, Product Trends, and Regulation Deserve Physicians’ Attention?”  Recorded February 04, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: How Long Have Supplements Promised to Make Us Slim, Sexy, and Virile?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 16 MB

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Long Have Supplements Promised to Make Us Slim, Sexy, and Virile?” Recorded March 14, 2022  Read the full article here.

Author Interview: What Should Clinicians Know About Dietary Supplement Quality?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 12.6 MB

Marissa Chaet Brykman joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Virginia Goldman, Dr Nandakumara Sarma, Dr Hellen Oketch-Rabah, Deborah Biswas and Dr Gabriel Giancaspro: “What Should Clinicians Know About Dietary Supplement Quality?” Recorded March 04, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: Is My Patient Taking an Unsafe Dietary Supplement?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 16.1 MB

Dr Ilisa Bernstein joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Karin Bolte: ““Is My Patient Taking an Unsafe Dietary Supplement?” Recorded March 03, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D?

May 01, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 13.5 MB

Dr Ala Shaikhkhalil joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Ethan Mezoff and Hannah Hays: “Should Clinicians Prescribe Non-FDA Regulated Dietary Supplements When Caring for Children With Hypovitaminosis D?” Recorded February 21, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Author Interview: Why Community Health Workers’ Roles in Latinx Communities Are Essential

April 01, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 16.6 MB

Wandy Hernandez-Gordon joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Why Community Health Workers’ Roles in Latinx Communities Are Essential”  Read the full article here. Recorded January 21, 2022 

Author Interview: Recognizing and Dismantling Raciolinguistic Hierarchies in Latinx Health

April 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14.5 MB

Dr Pilar Ortega joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Glenn Martínez, Marco A. Alemán, Alejandra Zapién-Hidalgo, and Tiffany M. Shin: “Recognizing and Dismantling Raciolinguistic Hierarchies in Latinx Health”  Read the full article here. Recorded January 11, 2022 

Ethics Talk: How the US Census Left Latinx Americans Behind

April 01, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MB

On this episode of Ethics Talk, Dr Ruth Enid Zambrana shows how decisions about demographic data collection have the power to illuminate or obscure health inequity. Then, Drs De Maio, Derige, and Lemos discuss the work that the AMA Center for Health Equity has been doing to advance Latinx health equity. Interview with Dr Zambrana recorded on December 6, 2021.  Interview with Drs De Maio, Derige, and Lemos recorded on December 16, 2021.  

Author Interview: How Should Clinicians Express Solidarity With Asylum Seekers at the US-Mexico Border?

April 01, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 9.56 MB

Carlos Martinez joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Lauren Carruth, Hannah Janeway, Lahra Smith, Katharine Donato, Carlos Piñones-Rivera, James Quesada, and Seth Holmes: How Should Clinicians Express Solidarity With Asylum Seekers at the US-Mexico Border?  Read the full article here.  Recorded January 7, 2022 

Author Interview: Should Clinicians Be Activists?

April 01, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 13.2 MB

Dr Kristen Pallok joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr David Ansell: “Should Clinicians Be Activists?” Read the full article here. Recorded January 19, 2022 

Author Interview: How Is Colonialism a Sociostructural Determinant of Health in Puerto Rico?

April 01, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 21.3 MB

Dr José Pérez-Ramos joins Ethics Talk discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Adriana Garriga-López and Carlos E Rodríguez-Díaz: How Is Colonialism a Sociostructural Determinant of Health in Puerto Rico?   Read the full article here. Recorded January 25, 2022 

Author Interview: Community Mental Health Centers’ Roles in Depolicing Medicine

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MB

Dr Carmen Black joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Emma Lo and Keith Gallagher: “Community Mental Health Centers’ Roles in Depolicing Medicine” Recorded November 11, 2021

Author Interview: Alignment of Abolition Medicine With Reproductive Justice

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 19.7 MB

Dr Crystal Hayes joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Anu Manchikanti Gomez: “Alignment of Abolition Medicine With Reproductive Justice” Recorded November 12, 2021

Author Interview: An Abolitionist Approach to Antiracist Medical Education

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14.7 MB

Russyan Mark Mabeza joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Betial Asmerom, Dr Rupinder Legha, and Vanessa Nuñez: “What Law Enforcement Can Learn From Health Care About Moral Injury Recorded December 13, 2021

Author Interview: Why Professionalism Demands Abolition of Carceral Approaches to Patients’ Nonadherence Behaviors

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 3 minutes - 8.73 MB

Aminta Kouyate joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Nhi Tran and Monica Hahn: “Why Professionalism Demands Abolition of Carceral Approaches to Patients’ Nonadherence Behaviors”  Recorded November 23, 2021 

Ethics Talk: The Generative Power of Abolition

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 86.9 MB

On this episode of Ethics Talk, Zahra Kahn, Yoshiko Iwai, and Dr Sayantani DasGupta outline how “abolition medicine” can motivate critical responses to medicine’s expressions of hyper-punitive, deeply racialized exercises of state authority. Recorded November 12, 2021

Author Interview: How Should Educators and Publishers Eliminate Racial Essentialism?

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.8 MB

Dr Jennifer Tsai joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Should Educators and Publishers Eliminate Racial Essentialism?” Recorded December 13, 2021

Author Interview: How Abolition of Race-Based Medicine Is Necessary to American Health Justice

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 13 MB

Dr Stephen Richmond joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Vanessa Grubbs: “How Abolition of Race-Based Medicine Is Necessary to American Health Justice” Recorded November 19, 2021

Author Interview: “How Should Clinicians Determine a Traumatized Patient’s Readiness to Return to Work?”

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.2 MB

Tabitha E. H. Moses, MS joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Arash Javanbakht: “How Should Clinicians Determine a Traumatized Patient’s Readiness to Return to Work?”  Read the full article here. Recorded November 26, 2021

Author Interview: “What Law Enforcement Can Learn From Health Care About Moral Injury”

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 13.6 MB

Dr Wendy Dean joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “What Law Enforcement Can Learn From Health Care About Moral Injury” Recorded October 27, 2021

Author Interview: “Why Care-Based, Not Carceral, Approaches to Suspects With Mental Illness Is Key to Whether We Trust Professional or State Authority Ever Again”

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 9.91 MB

Dr Frederic Reamer joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Why Care-Based, Not Carceral, Approaches to Suspects With Mental Illness Is Key to Whether We Trust Professional or State Authority Ever Again” Recorded November 2, 2021

Author Interview: “Tactical Emergency Casualty Care and the Art of Practicing Nonmaleficence in Harm’s Way”

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14.5 MB

Dr Jeremy Ackerman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “Tactical Emergency Casualty Care and the Art of Practicing Nonmaleficence in Harm’s Way” Recorded October 25, 2021

Author Interview: “Should a Physician Ever Violate SWAT or TEMS Protocol in a Mass Casualty Incident?”

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 11.5 MB

Dr Brandon Morshedi joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Faroukh Mehkri: “Should a Physician Ever Violate SWAT or TEMS Protocol in a Mass Casualty Incident?” Recorded November 3, 2021

Author Interview: “How Should Exposure Risk to Tactical Personnel Be Balanced Against Clinical and Ethical Rescue Demand?”

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 21.3 MB

Dr Mollie Willliams joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Olaitan Ajisafe: “How Should Exposure Risk to Tactical Personnel Be Balanced Against Clinical and Ethical Rescue Demand?” Recorded November 10, 2021

Author Interview: “Crisis Intervention Team Program Leadership Must Include Psychiatrists”

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 15.7 MB

Dr Natalie Bonfine joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Mark Munetz: “Crisis Intervention Team Program Leadership Must Include Psychiatrists” Recorded November 23, 2021

Ethics Talk: How Crisis Intervention Team Training Improves Safety

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 67.6 MB

Dr Amy Watson joins Ethics Talk to discuss how crisis intervention teams can motivate efficiency and equity in tactical responses to 911 calls and what community mental health intervention might look like when we think beyond the limits of law enforcement response. Recorded October 28, 2021

Author Interview: "Promoting Children’s Health Equity With Medical-Dental Integration"

January 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14.7 MB

Dr Ana Zea joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Michelle Henshaw: Promoting Children’s Health Equity With Medical-Dental Integration  Recorded November 2, 2021 

Author Interview: "Health Equity Needs Teeth"

January 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14.6 MB

Dr Myechia Minter-Jordan joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, Drs Eleanor Fleming and Julie Frants-Hawley: Health Equity Needs Teeth  Recorded November 3, 2021 

Author Interview: "Why Don’t Medicare and Medicaid Cover Dental Health Services?"

January 01, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 17.9 MB

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: Why Don’t Medicare and Medicaid Cover Dental Health Services?  Recorded October 19, 2021 

Author Interview: "Why Should Primary Care Clinicians Learn to Routinely Examine the Mouth?"

January 01, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 17.4 MB

Dr Hugh Silk joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Jesse Feierabend-Peters: How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions?  Recorded October 6, 2021 

Ethics Talk: Why Oral Health Care Is the Way It Is

January 01, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 85.7 MB

On this episode of Ethics Talk, editorial fellow Dr Lisa Simon discusses her path from dentistry to medicine and health journalist Mary Otto guides us through a history of oral health care in the US.    Interview with Dr Simon recorded September 27, 2021; Interview with Mary Otto recorded October 28, 2021.  

Author Interview: "What Primary Care Innovation Teaches Us About Oral Health Integration"

January 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 15.1 MB

Ann Claire Greiner joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Anita Duhl Glicken: What Primary Care Innovation Teaches Us About Oral Health Integration   Recorded October 27, 2021 

Author Interview: “Living Histories of Structural Racism and Organized Medicine”

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 7 minutes - 16.1 MB

Dr Matthew Wynia joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Robert Baker: “Living Histories of Structural Racism and Organized Medicine”  Recorded September 14, 2021 

Author Interview: “Whose Responsibility Is It to Address Bullying in Health Care?”

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.8 MB

Lindsey E. Carlasare joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Gerald Hickson: “Whose Responsibility Is It to Address Bullying in Health Care?”    Recorded October 4, 2021 

Author Interview: “How Should Medical Schools Foster Equity and Inclusion in Admissions?”

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MB

Dr Adela Valdez joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lala Forrest, Alessandra Jimenez, and Dr Kim-Thu Pham: “How Should Medical Schools Foster Equity and Inclusion in Admissions?”   Recorded September 24, 2021 

Author Interview: “How Should We Build Disability-Inclusive Medical School Admissions?”

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.7 MB

Dr Lisa M. Meeks joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Christopher Moreland: “How Should We Build Disability-Inclusive Medical School Admissions?”  Recorded October 20, 2021 

Author Interview: “How Should Medical School Admissions Drive Health Care Workforce Diversity?”

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 9.49 MB

Dr Rosa Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Should Medical School Admissions Drive Health Care Workforce Diversity?”  Recorded October 7, 2021 

Author Interview: “Three Things Schools Should Do to Make Advancement Assessment Just”

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 6 minutes - 15.9 MB

Dr Tonya Fancher joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Marjorie Westervelt, Dr Darius Billingsley, and Maya London: “Three Things Schools Should Do to Make Advancement Assessment Just”   Recorded October 4, 2021 

Author Interview: "What Does It Mean for Medical School Admissions to Be Socially Accountable?"

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MB

Dr Mark C. Henderson joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Charlene Green, PsyD, and Candice Chen: “What Does It Mean for Medical School Admissions to Be Socially Accountable?" Recorded October 21, 2021

Ethics Talk: Myths of “Merit-Based” Admissions

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MB

Senior editorial fellows Drs Jewel Mullen and David Henderson break down myths of “merit-based” admissions and explore how we should pursue diversity and inclusion as key educational and professional priorities in medicine.  Recorded August 12, 2021 

Author Interview: “Why Disability Must Be Included in Medical School Diversification Efforts”

December 01, 2021 05:00 - 6 minutes - 15.6 MB

Dr Dorothy W. Tolchin joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Nicole D. Agaronnik, Shahin A. Saberi, Dr Michael Ashley Stein: “Why Disability Must Be Included in Medical School Diversification Efforts”  Recorded October 21, 2021