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: "Whom Should We Regard as a Legitimate Stakeholder in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?"
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4:52Steve 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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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?"
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3:59Ibrahim 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 JournalOfEthics.org…
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Promises and Perils of Electronic Health Records"
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4:30Editorial Fellow Dr David Oxman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the November 2025 issue of the Journal: "Electronic Health Record Evolution." Recorded August 12, 2025.By AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "A Comic of RBCs and Other EHR TMI"
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5:03Teddie 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "How to Teach Good EHR Documentation and Deflate Bloated Chart Notes"
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4:53Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being"
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4:08Ali 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?"
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5:03Sara 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 JournalOfEthics.org…
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Ethics Talk: How Do Street Clinicians Use EHRs?
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23:28Brett 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Ethics Talk Should the Body Mass Index (BMI) Still Be Used in Health Care?
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44:33Despite 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 Fatima Cody Stanford and Natalie Boero will examine the…
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Equity and Ethics in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network"
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3:20Editorial 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?"
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3:47Gianna 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception"
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4:11Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?"
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3:08Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Ethics Talk: Why Has US Health Research Shifted From Social and Environmental Factors to Genetics?
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28:40Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Advocacy as an Origin of Pediatrics"
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3:30Jorie 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Centering Social Pediatrics in Graduate Medical Education"
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4:25Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Structural Drivers of Health"
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3:01Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Trauma-Informed Screening for Structural Drivers of Health"
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5:17Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "How Should Clinicians Follow Up About Nonresponses to Mandatory SDoH Screening Questions?"
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2:29Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?"
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5:10Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Ethics Talk: Ethical and Clinical Complexities of SDoH Screening and Follow-Up
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27:24Dr 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 might exacerbate shame and stigma. Interviews with Dr …
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Editorial Fellow Interview: "Existential Health Care Ethics"
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5:13Devin 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Medicine, Futures, and the Prevention of Human Extinction"
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2:42Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "How Might Health Care Think About the Ethics of Human Extinction"
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4:34Devin 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Painting Through Macular Degeneration"
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4:39Michael Zitser joins Ethics Talk to discuss his painting: "A Portrait of Age-Related Macular Degeneration." Recorded February 17, 2025. See the artwork at JournalOfEthics.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?"
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4:47Ghee 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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Author Interview: "Virtue Ethics and Postponing Human Extinction"
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5:05Dr 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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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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.orgBy AMA Journal of Ethics
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