41 episodes
Voices in Bioethics Podcast Voices in Bioethics Podcast
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This podcast presents bioethics through personal perspectives. Many of our interviews chronicle personal experiences with medicine, science, law, and the delivery of healthcare. Our thought-provoking content provides insight into those challenging the standard of care and medical exceptionalism, as well as those dedicating their careers to patient care, science, and the study of bioethics. Our goal is to add personal passion to the field while furthering our commitment to critical analysis of medical care, scientific discovery, and healthcare policy.
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Combating Loneliness in Pandemics: A Conversation with Dr. Zohar Lederman
Voices in Bioethics staff member Valerie Chung interviews Dr. Zohar Lederman, MD, PhD, an emergency medicine physician and bioethicist with a particular interest in loneliness. Discussion includes how COVID-19 has affected our understanding of loneliness, the difference between solidarity and loneliness, and the issue of justice. Dr. Lederman also discusses ways that bioethicists can become…
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Urgent Calls from Distant Places with Marc-David Munk
Marc-David Munk, MD, MPH, MS, joined the podcast to discuss his book, Urgent Calls from Distant Places, which chronicles his time as a doctor with Amref Health Flying Doctor Services in Nairobi, Kenya. With the organization, Dr. Munk provided emergency medical services to people in need across the region traveling to Rwanda, Tanzania, and the…
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Clinical Trials During Disruption: Meryl Selig Interviews Karla Childers
Karla Childers, MS, Head, Bioethics-based Science & Technology Policy for the Office of the Chief Medical Officer at Johnson & Johnson, discusses the challenges and opportunities to collaborate during crisis. The episode covers challenges to operations, supply chain, and infrastructure and creative ways to continue clinical trials. Disruptions from weather-related events, the pandemic, and war…
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Entrepreneurship and Ethical Considerations in Animal Welfare and Meat Production with Dan Honig
Voices in Bioethics staff member Abigail Anderson interviews Dan Honig, MA, owner of Happy Valley Meat Company, which is focused on increasing access to ethically raised meat from family farms. Discussion includes the process of founding Happy Valley Meat Company, the importance of ethically sourced meat to the environment and the public, and Dan’s recommendations…
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Native American Mental Health and the IHS: An Interview with David Edward Walker
David Edward Walker holds a PhD in psychology and has had years of experience in the US Indian Health Service as a licensed psychologist. He shares insights he developed while serving the Yakama Nation community. Specifically, the conversation covers his experiences as well as the way oppression and marginalization are reframed as issues of mental…
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Guardianship: Crimes and Ethical Violations with Dr. Sam Sugar
Dr. Sam Sugar, an internal medicine specialist who exposed widespread corruption in the guardianship systems, joins the podcast to discuss the guardianship system and the vulnerability of older adults to corporate guardianship, abuse of power, and crime. He is the author of Guardianships and the Elderly: The Perfect Crime. and Founder and President of Americans…