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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.

Ethics Talk AMA Journal of Ethics

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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.

    Author Interview: “How Inpatient Psychiatric Units Can Be Both Safe and Therapeutic”

    Author Interview: “How Inpatient Psychiatric Units Can Be Both Safe and Therapeutic”

    Dr Matthew Edwards joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Nathaniel Morris: “How Inpatient Psychiatric Units Can Be Both Safe and Therapeutic” 

    Recorded December 5, 2023. 


    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

    • 5 min
    Author Interview: “How Should Suicide Prevention and Healing Be Expressed as Goals of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Design?”

    Author Interview: “How Should Suicide Prevention and Healing Be Expressed as Goals of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Design?”

    Dr Jennifer McIntosh joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Mona Shattell: “How Should Suicide Prevention and Healing Be Expressed as Goals of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Design?” 

    Recorded December 13, 2023. 
    Read the full article for free at JournalofEthics.org

    • 3 min
    Author Interview: “Should Dignity Preservation Be a Precondition for Safety and a Design Priority for Healing in Inpatient Psychiatry Spaces?”

    Author Interview: “Should Dignity Preservation Be a Precondition for Safety and a Design Priority for Healing in Inpatient Psychiatry Spaces?”

    Dr Brendan Kelly joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Róisín Plunkett: “Should Dignity Preservation Be a Precondition for Safety and a Design Priority for Healing in Inpatient Psychiatry Spaces?” 

    Recorded November 14, 2023. 
    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

    • 3 min
    Author Interview: “Should Patients’ Boredom in Locked Inpatient Psychiatric Units Be Considered Iatrogenic Harm?”

    Author Interview: “Should Patients’ Boredom in Locked Inpatient Psychiatric Units Be Considered Iatrogenic Harm?”

    Dr Carrie Tamarelli joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Angela Cao and Dr Rebecca Grossman-Kahn: “Should Patients’ Boredom in Locked Patient Psychiatric Units Be Considered Iatrogenic Harm?” 

    Recorded December 7, 2023. 
    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

    • 5 min
    Author Interview: “Virtual Eye Contact”

    Author Interview: “Virtual Eye Contact”

    Dr Christy Rentmeester joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "Virtual Eye Contact.”  

    Recorded January 9, 2023. 
    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

    • 6 min
    Author Interview: “What Does the History of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Design Tell Us About Balancing Safety and Healing for Patients With Suicidal Behaviors?”

    Author Interview: “What Does the History of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Design Tell Us About Balancing Safety and Healing for Patients With Suicidal Behaviors?”

    Alice Liu joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs David Im and Laura Hirshbein: “What Does the History of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Design Tell Us About Balancing Safety and Healing for Patients With Suicidal Behaviors?” 

    Recorded December 5, 2023. 
    Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org

    • 4 min

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