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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

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 19 Ratings

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.

    Health By Law: Embryonic Personhood in Alabama

    Health By Law: Embryonic Personhood in Alabama

    Professor Rebecca Feinberg joins Health By Law to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court decision in LePage v Center for Reproductive Medicine and the legal, clinical, and ethical implications of embryonic personhood.
    Recorded April 25, 2024. 

    • 20 min
    Author Interview: "A Brief History of Antimicrobial Resistance”

    Author Interview: "A Brief History of Antimicrobial Resistance”

    Devin Hunt joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Olivia Kates: "A Brief History of Antimicrobial Resistance” 

    Recorded February 9, 2024. 
    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org.

    • 4 min
    Author Interview: "A How Should Health Care Respond to Threats Antimicrobial Resistance Poses to Workers?”

    Author Interview: "A How Should Health Care Respond to Threats Antimicrobial Resistance Poses to Workers?”

    Dr Majd Alsoubani joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Maya Nadimpalli and Shira Doron: "A How Should Health Care Respond to Threats Antimicrobial Resistance Poses to Workers?” 

    Recorded February 16, 2024. 
    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org.

    • 3 min
    Author Interview: "Uptown Squirrel Does Not Eat That”

    Author Interview: "Uptown Squirrel Does Not Eat That”

    Dr Christy Rentmeester joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Uptown Squirrel Does Not Eat That.” 

    Recorded March 5, 2024. 

    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

    • 6 min
    Ethics Talk: Environmental Services Techs Are Key to Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

    Ethics Talk: Environmental Services Techs Are Key to Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

    Lloyd Duplechan joins Ethics Talk to discuss health organizations’ responsibilities to protect employees and community members from AMR. 

    Recordeed December 4, 2024.  

    • 21 min
    Author Interview: “How Should Health Care Organizations Limit Roles of Human Trafficking in Their Labor and Supply Chains?”

    Author Interview: “How Should Health Care Organizations Limit Roles of Human Trafficking in Their Labor and Supply Chains?”

    Dr Hanni Stoklosa and Mike Schiller joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Dr Mollie Gordon, Dr Rebecca Chen, Dr John Coverdale, and Dr Phuong Nguyen: “How Should Health Care Organizations Limit Roles of Human Trafficking in Their Labor and Supply Chains?” 

    Recorded February 1, 2024. 
    Read the full article for free at JournalofEthics.org

    • 6 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

amonduulii ,

Fills an important need.

There are very few places one can go to to hear leading thinkers and practitioners discussing current medical ethics issues. This is it. Great range of topics, timely, and the right length of time to go into detail.

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