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Ethics Talk
by AMA Journal of Ethics
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.
Episodes
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Author Interview: "What Are the Most Ethically Salient Implications of Epigenetic Age Testing?"
Dr Michael Hauskeller joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Liam Shore: "What Are the Most Ethically Salient Implications of Epigenetic Age Testing?" Recorded September 29, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How Old Are You, Actuarily?"
Dr Diya Uberoi joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Abby Rud: "How Old Are You, Actuarily?" Recorded October 3, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Lessons for Responsible Geroscience From the History of Longevity"
Dr Nicolai Wohns joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Daniel Promislow: "Lessons for Responsible Geroscience From the History of Longevity." Recorded October 9, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Should Aging Be Treated?"
Editorial Fellow Dr Nicolai Wohns joins Ethics Talk to discuss the December 2025 issue of the Journal: "Aging is Bad for You?" Recorded October 9, 2025. Read the full December 2025 issue, Aging is Bad For You?, for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Ethics Talk: Lessons from Disability Ethics About Ageism
Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins Ethics Talk to key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases and Dr Kate de Medeiros describes how medicalizing aging affects our health, relationships, and sense of self. Interview with Dr Lamb recorded September 22, 2025;...
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Promises and Perils of Electronic Health Records"
Editorial Fellow Dr David Oxman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the November 2025 issue of the Journal: "Electronic Health Record Evolution." Recorded August 12, 2025.
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Author Interview: "What Are Ethical Merits and Drawbacks of a Patient's Open and Direct Access to Clinical Information in Their EHRs During a Hospital Stay?"
Ibrahim Nawaz Khan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Lauren Smith: "What Are Ethical Merits and Drawbacks of a Patient's Open and Direct Access to Clinical Information in Their EHRs During a Hospital Stay?" Recorded July 30, 2025. Read the full article for free at...
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Author Interview: "Whom Should We Regard as a Legitimate Stakeholder in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?"
Steve O'Neill joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Catherine M. DesRoches: "Whom Should We Regard as a Legitimate Stakeholder in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?" Recorded August 6, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?"
Sara Gerke joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr David Simon "How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?" Recorded August 7, 2025. Read the full article for free at...
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Author Interview: "EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being"
Ali Rahman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Kimberly Ho, Marissa Dulas, Dr Zi-Yi Choo, and Dr Maria Alcocer Alkureishi: "EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being." Recorded August 22, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How to Teach Good EHR Documentation and Deflate Bloated Chart Notes"
Dr Neda Frayha joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "How to Teach Good EHR Documentation and Deflate Bloated Chart Notes." Recorded August 26, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "A Comic of RBCs and Other EHR TMI"
Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article: "A Comic of RBCs and Other EHR TMI." Recorded August 12, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Ethics Talk: How Do Street Clinicians Use EHRs?
Brett Feldman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice. Recorded on July 29, 2025. Read the full November 2025 issue, Electronic Health Record Evolution, for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Ethics Talk Should the Body Mass Index (BMI) Still Be Used in Health Care?
Despite that body mass index (BMI) is a measure widely recognized as imprecise and of limited diagnostic utility, it remains in use in health care, including in procedure candidacy screening and to disqualify some patients' access to indicated interventions. In this Sept 10th Grand Rounds, Drs...
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Equity and Ethics in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network"
Editorial Fellow Dr Peter Nelson joins Ethics Talk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal, co-curated with Georgeann Booth: "Diagnostic Research." Recorded August 5, 2025. Read the full October 2025 issue, Diagnostic Research, for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?"
Dr Mylynda Massart joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Erika Dreikorn: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?" Recorded August 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?"
Gianna Gordon joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lisa Kearns: "Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?" Recorded August 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception"
Dr David A. Pearce joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Elena-Alexandra Tataru: "What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception." Recorded August 6, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Ethics Talk: Why Has US Health Research Shifted From Social and Environmental Factors to Genetics?
Dr James Tabery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th century. Recorded August 7, 2025. Read the full October 2025 issue for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?"
Dr Stephanie Menko joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Michael J. Luke and Aditi Vasan: "How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?" Recorded June 27, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How Should Clinicians Follow Up About Nonresponses to Mandatory SDoH Screening Questions?"
Dr Audriana Mooth joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "How Should Clinicians Follow Up About Nonresponses to Mandatory SDoH Screening Questions?" Recorded June 17, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Centering Social Pediatrics in Graduate Medical Education"
Dr Raquel Selcer joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Derek Ross Soled and Rohan Khazanchi: "Centering Social Pediatrics in Graduate Medical Education." Recorded June 27, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Trauma-Informed Screening for Structural Drivers of Health"
Dr Elizabeth Lanphier joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr James Duffee: "Trauma-Informed Screening for Structural Drivers of Health." Recorded July 1, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Structural Drivers of Health"
Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Structural Drivers of Health." Recorded June 25, 2025. Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Advocacy as an Origin of Pediatrics"
Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "Advocacy as an Origin of Pediatrics." Recorded July 1, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Ethics Talk: Ethical and Clinical Complexities of SDoH Screening and Follow-Up
Dr Laura Gottlieb joins Ethics Talk to discuss currently available screening methods and the difficulty in establishing causal links among data about structural determinants of health, interventions, and outcomes, and Rachel Landauer explores how screening for pediatric social drivers of health...
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Existential Health Care Ethics"
Devin Kellis joins Ethics Talk to discuss his curation of the August 2025 issue of the Journal, "Existential Health Care Ethics". Recorded June 9, 2025. Read the full August 2025 issue on Existential Health Care Ethics for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How Might Health Care Think About the Ethics of Human Extinction"
Devin Kellis joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Émile P. Torres: "How Might Health Care Think About the Ethics of Human Extinction?" Recorded June 9, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalofEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Why Should Extinction Medicine Be a Specialty?"
Devin M. Kellis joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Why Should Extinction Medicine Be a Specialty?" Recorded June 9, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?"
Ghee Rye Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Devin M. Kellis, Arthur E. Hale, and Dr Joseph G. Hodgkin: "Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?" Recorded June 2, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction"
Dr Bruce E. Tonn joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Christopher R. Tonn: "Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction." Recorded May 19, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Why Should Clinicians Care About Infectious Disease Existential Hazards?"
Dr Robert T. Ball, Jr. joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Why Should Clinicians Care About Infectious Disease Existential Hazards?" Recorded May 20, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Four Key Concepts in Existential Health Care Ethics"
Dr Émile P. Torres joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article: "Four Key Concepts in Existential Health Care Ethics." Recorded May 22, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Virtue Ethics and Postponing Human Extinction"
Dr Charles S. Bryan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Virtue Ethics and Postponing Human Extinction." Recorded June 2, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Radiate Youth"
Lio Barnhardt joins Ethics Talk to discuss their pair of illustrations: "Radiation Rejuvenation" and "Anemia and Necrosis." Recorded June 2, 2025. View the artwork at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "Painting Through Macular Degeneration"
Michael Zitser joins Ethics Talk to discuss his painting: "A Portrait of Age-Related Macular Degeneration." Recorded February 17, 2025. See the artwork at JournalOfEthics.org
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Ethics Talk: Why Health Care Still Matters in the Face of Humanity's End
Dr Joseph G. Hodgkin joins Ethics Talk to discuss why clinicians should care about nuclear proliferation, and Dr Farah Hussain explains why health professions education curricula needs to include planetary health. Interview with Dr Hodgkin was recorded May 14, 2025; the interview with Dr Hussain...
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Ethics Talk: What Should Clinicians and Patients Know About Private Equity in Health Care?
In May 2025, the Journal launched the AMA Journal of Ethics Grand Rounds. This live broadcast series features experts engaging important but neglected questions and topics heath care ethics and health policy and a live questions and answer segment. Like all of our Ethics Talk podcasts, AMA…
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "What Makes Rural EMS in the US a Health Equity Concern?"
Dr Molly Nguyen joins Ethics Talk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal: "Rural US Emergency Medical Services." Recorded April 22, 2025. Read the full isusue for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "According to Which Criteria Should a Return EMS Trip of Long Duration and Distance Be Deemed Ethically Justifiable?"
Dr Casey Patrick joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "According to Which Criteria Should a Return EMS Trip of Long Duration and Distance Be Deemed Ethically Justifiable?" Recorded April 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "How Should Rural EMS Funding Streams Be Improved?"
James Small joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "How Should Rural EMS Funding Streams Be Improved?" Recorded March 28, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Author Interview: "What Might the Past Suggest About Rural Emergency Services Amidst Critical Access Hospitals' Decline?"
Dr Siân Lewis-Bevan joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Stephen Powell: "What Might the Past Suggest About Rural Emergency Services Amidst Critical Access Hospitals' Decline?" Recorded April 16, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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Ethics Talk: Time as a Critical Resource in Rural Emergency Medical Services
Representative Eric Emery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how rural EMS workers manage time as a critical resource and how legislative policy can help direct resources toward improving rural EMS service. Recorded April 18, 2025. Read the full July 2025 issue of the Journal, Rural US Emergency…
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Embodiment in Art Practice"
Editorial Fellow Michaela Chan joins Ethics Talk to discuss the June 2025 issue of the Journal: "Embodiment in Art Practice. Recorded March 27, 2025.
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Author Interview: "Narrative, Embodiment, and Health"
Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "Narrative, Embodiment, and Health." Recorded February 20, 2025.
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Author Interview: "Muscle Memory as Embodied Record Keeping"
Jessica Delli Carpini joins Ethics Talk to discuss her 3-dimensional light sculpture: "40.20." Recorded February 27, 2025.
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Author Interview: "Repair and Transformation"
Delaina Doshi joins Ethics Talk to discuss her piece, co-created with Dr Neha Sheng: "Mending." Recorded March 27, 2025.
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Author Interview: "Self-Portraiture, Embodiment, and Adaptive Creation"
Julia O'Brien joins Ethics Talk to discuss her collection of multimedia paintings and sculptures: "Time Capsule." Recorded February 25, 2025.
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Author Interview: "When Poor Practice and Poor Communication Make Grief Worse"
Dr Mónica Lalanda joins Ethics Talk to discuss her comic: "There's No Heartbeat." Recorded March 24, 2025.
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Author Interview: "Lessons in Embodiment From the World of Physical Theatre"
Zoe Kriegler-Wenk joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "Lessons in Embodiment From the World of Physical Theatre." Recorded February 20, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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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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