AMA Journal of Ethics

Ethics Talk

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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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AMA Journal of Ethics

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Latest episode

Dec 15, 2025

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Episodes

Ethics Talk: Industrial Hygiene and Sustainable Health Care 01.10.2022

Dr Shawn Gibbs joins Ethics Talk to discuss industrial hygiene, biocontainment, and how to build more sustainable health systems.    Recorded June 16, 2022.  

Author Interview: "How Should We Respond to Health Care Generating Environmental Harm?" 01.10.2022

Dr Amy Collins joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Shanda Demorest: " How Should We Respond to Health Care Generating Environmental Harm?"   Recorded July 27, 2022.   Read the full article for free at our site. 

Ethics Teaching and Learning: Updated Lessons for Clinicians and Students From a Transgender Patient 15.09.2022

Ryan Sallans joins Ethics Teaching and Learning to discuss how to make health care spaces welcoming for LGBTQ+ patients. Recorded August 1, 2022.

Author Interview: "Wage Theft and Worker Exploitation in Health Care" 01.09.2022

Nicole Hallet joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " Wage Theft and Worker Exploitation in Health Care"   Recorded June 29, 2022.   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "A Case for Federal Labor Legislation to Protect Underpaid Home Care Workers" 01.09.2022

Dr Amanda Gray R end ó n joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "A Case for Federal Labor Legislation to Protect Underpaid Home Care Workers"   Recorded July 1, 2022. Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "Why the Post-Roe Era Requires Protecting Conscientious Provision as We Protect Conscientious Refusal in Health Care" 01.09.2022

Dr Isa Ryan joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Ashish Premkumar and Professor Katie Watson: " Why the Post- Roe Era Requires Protecting Conscientious Provision as We Protect Conscientious Refusal in Health Care." Recorded August 5, 2022.  

Ethics Talk: Illustrating the Importance of Workers Who Earn Low-Wages 01.09.2022

Dr Noelle Driver joins Ethics Talk to discuss the status of health care workers earning low-wages and Pheobe Cohen shares how her own experience in health care helps motivate her artistic practice as a comic maker.    Recorded May 19, 2022. Read the full September issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics, " What We Owe Health Workers Earning Low Wages," for free at our site: JournalOfEthics.org . 

Author Interview: "How to Better Value EMS Clinicians as Key Care Team Members" 01.09.2022

Dr Rozalina McCoy joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Andrew Torres: " How to Better Value EMS Clinicians as Key Care Team Members"   Recorded June 28, 2022.   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "How Should Health Care Organizations Protect Personnel in Environmental Services and Related Fields?" 01.09.2022

Abigail Lowe joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Shawn Gibbs: "How Should Health Care Organizations Protect Personnel in Environmental Services and Related Fields?"   Recorded June 22, 2022. Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "Why Improving Low-Wage Health Care Jobs Is Critical for Health Equity" 01.09.2022

Dr Mignon Duffy joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " Why Improving Low-Wage Health Care Jobs Is Critical for Health Equity"   Recorded June 27, 2022.   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "Roles of Environmental Services Workers' Wages and Status in Patient Safety" 01.09.2022

Lloyd Duplechan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr David Sine: " Roles of Environmental Services Workers' Wages and Status in Patient Safety"   Recorded June 30, 2022.   Read the full article here . 

Ethics Teaching and Learning: What Should Health Professions Students Know About How Immigration Status Affects Health? 15.08.2022

Dr Mark Kuczewski joins Ethics Talk to talk about teaching health professions students and trainees how to care well for undocumented patients. Recorded June 20, 2022.  Access the transcript .

Author Interview: "Underrecognition of Dysmenorrhea Is an Iatrogenic Harm" 01.08.2022

Dr Liam McCoy joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Zainab Doleeb, Jazleen Dada, and Catherine Allaire : " Underrecognition of Dysmenorrhea Is an Iatrogenic Harm" Recorded June 6, 2022   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "Promoting Antiracist Mental Health Crisis Responses" 01.08.2022

Eman Mubarak joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Victoria Turner, Dr Andrew Shuman, Dr Janice Firn, and Dr Daysha Price : " Promoting Antiracist Mental Health Crisis Responses"   Recorded June 2, 2022   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "When Is Iatrogenic Harm Negligent?" 01.08.2022

Ramya Sampath joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "When Is Iatrogenic Harm Negligent?"  Recorded May 20, 2022  Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient's Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered?" 01.08.2022

Dr Kristen Choi joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Bantale Ayisire : " When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient's Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered?"   Recorded May 18, 2022   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "Should We Rely on AI to Help Avoid Bias in Patient Selection for Major Surgery?" 01.08.2022

Dr Charles Binkley joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with David Kemp and Dr Brandi Braud Scully: " Should We Rely on AI to Help Avoid Bias in Patient Selection for Major Surgery?"   Recorded May 31, 2022   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "What Should Clinicians and Patients Know About the Clinical Gaze, Disability, and Iatrogenic Harm When Making Decisions?" 01.08.2022

Dr Chloë Atkins joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Sunit Das: " What Should Clinicians and Patients Know About the Clinical Gaze, Disability, and Iatrogenic Harm When Making Decisions?"   Recorded May 31, 2022 Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "How Biased and Carceral Responses to Persons With Mental Illness in Acute Medical Care Settings Constitutes Iatrogenic Harms" 01.08.2022

Dr Carmen Black joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Amanda Calhoun: " How Biased and Carceral Responses to Persons With Mental Illness in Acute Medical Care Settings Constitutes Iatrogenic Harms"   Recorded May 16, 2022 Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "Asylums and Harm Embodiment" 01.08.2022

Dr Sara Bergstresser joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " Asylums and Harm Embodiment."   Recorded May 27, 2022 Read the full article here . 

Ethics Talk: Avoiding Iatrogenic Harm for Dying Patients 01.08.2022

Dr Helen Chapple joins Ethics Talk to discuss the harms of poor-end-of-care life and how to avoid them.    Recorded March 28, 2022  

Author Interview: "How Cisgender Clinicians Can Help Prevent Harm During Encounters With Transgender Patients" 01.08.2022

Dr Ximena Lopez joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Antonio Garcia : " How Cisgender Clinicians Can Help Prevent Harm During Encounters With Transgender Patients."   Recorded July 12, 2022.   Read the full article here .

Ethics Teaching and Learning: How Art Helps Health Professions Students Learn Communication Skills 21.07.2022

Dr Evguenia  Popova joins Ethics Talk to discuss how collaborations between academic health centers and arts institutions can help students build their professional skills in empathic responsiveness and communication.   Visit the Art Institute of Chicago website to see the artworks Dr Popova discusses in this episode:   Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market by Frans Snyders...

Author Interview: "Arts-Based Research Methods to Explore Cancer in Indigenous Communities" 01.07.2022

Aislinn Rookwood and Mariah Abney join Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Hannah Butler-Robbins, Danielle Marie Westmark, and Dr Regina Idoate: "Arts-Based Research Methods to Explore Cancer in Indigenous Communities"  Recorded May 13, 2022   Read the full article here . 

Author Interview: "Activating Empathy Through Art in Cancer Communities" 01.07.2022

Robin Richardson joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Megan Hildebrandt and Joy Scanlon: "Activating Empathy Through Art in Cancer Communities"  Recorded April 26, 2022  Read the full article here .

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