AMA Journal of Ethics
Ethics Talk
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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Dec 15, 2025
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Episodes
Author Interview: "Loneliness and Cultural Hyphenation" 15.11.2023 5:55
Julia Bhuiyan joins Ethics Talk to discuss her painting: " Forever a Work in Progress. " Recorded July 20, 2023. See the painting at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "The Internet and Loneliness" 15.11.2023 3:40
Dr A ndrew Smith joins Ethics Talk to discuss h is article , coauthored with Dr Hasah Alheneidi : " The Internet and Loneliness. " Recorded September 5 , 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults?" 15.11.2023 6:47
Dr Elena Portacolone joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Daisy Elise Feddoes : " Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults?" Recorded August 14, 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org.
Author Interview: "What Should Students Learn About the Importance of Cultural Brokering in Immigrant Communities?" 15.11.2023 6:41
Dr Jane Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Gabriel Robles and Latoya Small : " What Should Students Learn About the Importance of Cultural Brokering in Immigrant Communities?" Recorded August 18 , 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "How Should Organizations and Clinicians Help Marginalized Patients Manage Loneliness as a Harm of Climate Change?" 15.11.2023 6:18
Dr Lisa Fuller joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " How Should Organizations and Clinicians Help Marginalized Patients Manage Loneliness as a Harm of Climate Change ?" Recorded August 22 , 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
Ethics Talk: Why Should We Think of Loneliness in Terms of Democracy? 01.11.2023 23:43
Dr Vivek Murthy joins Ethics Talk to discuss loneliness as a public health threat and the connection between loneliness, public health responsiveness, and the health of our democracy. Recorded August 15, 2023. Read the full November 2023 issue - Health and Loneliness - at JournalOfEthics.org . Read the Surgeon General's Advisory on Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation here .
Ethics Teaching and Learning: How Can Dying Be Healthy? 24.10.2023 11:47
Dr Helen Chapple joins Ethics Talk to talk about teaching health professions students and trainees about acknowledging and realizing dying in a healthy way. Recorded on September 28, 2022.
Author Interview: "Why Does the US Overly Rely on International Medical Graduates in Its Geriatric Psychiatric Workforce?" 15.10.2023 3:30
Dr Rajesh Tampi joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Aarti Gupta and Iqbal Ahmed : "W hy Does the US Overly Rely on International Medical Graduates in Its Geriatric Psychiatric Workforce? " Recorded July 24, 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "Ageism as a Source of Global Mental Health Inequity" 15.10.2023 2:48
Dr Pamela B. Teaster joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Al Giwa : "Ageism as a Source of Global Mental Health Inequity." Recorded August 1 , 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?" 15.10.2023 11:54
Ari Ne'eman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?" Recorded July 21, 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalofEthics.org .
Author Interview: "Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium" 15.10.2023 9:02
Dr Jo Ellen Wilso n joins Ethics Talk to discuss h er article, coauthored with Drs Jennifer Connell and Mariu Duggan : " Why We Must Prevent and Appropriately Manage Delirium . " Recorded August 2 , 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "How to Draw on Narrative to Mitigate Ageism" 15.10.2023 5:13
Dr A rt Walaszek joins Ethics Talk to discuss h is article, coauthored with Dr s William Smith and David Elkin : " How to Draw on Narrative to Mitigate Ageism." Recorded August 1, 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "What Should Be the Scope of Long-Term Care Organizations' Obligations to Offer Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services to Patients?" 15.10.2023 6:24
Dr Azziza Bankole joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Darlon Jan and Mamta Sapra : " What Should Be the Scope of Long-Term Care Organizations' Obligations to Offer Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services to Patients?" Recorded July 26, 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Author Interview: "Should Antipsychotics' Risks Be Accepted by Clinicians on Behalf of Patients to Achieve Benefits of Mitigating Older Adults' Behavioral Symptoms in Short-Staffed Units?" 15.10.2023 7:12
Dr Uma Suryadevara joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Alex Rollo, Jeena Kar, and Mary Camp : " Should Antipsychotics' Risks Be Accepted by Clinicians on Behalf of Patients to Achieve Benefits of Mitigating Older Adults' Behavioral Symptoms in Short-Staffed Units?" Recorded July 31 , 2023. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Editorial Fellow Interview: "Why Should We Care About the Mental Health of Older Adults?" 15.10.2023 5:49
Dr Badr Ratnakaran joins Ethics Talk to discuss his curation of the October 2024 issue: " Geriatric Psychiatry." Recorded July 2 7 , 2023. Read the full issue for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Ethics Talk: Where Are All the Geriatric Psychiatrists? 01.10.2023 31:45
Dr Steven Starks joins Ethics Talk to discuss the shortage of geriatric psychiatrists and how c ross- specialty training can prepare clinicians of all specialties to care for geriatric patients. Recorded June 5, 2023. Read the full issue for free at JournalOfEthics.org .
Ethics Teaching and Learning: When Should Psychiatric Care Be Palliative? 22.09.2023 21:41
Dr Cynthia Geppert joins Ethics Talk to discuss how teaching health professions students and trainees about palliative psychiatry reinvigorates core philosophy of medicine investigations into what health care is for.
Author Interview: "What Should Clinicians Know About Palliative Psychopharmacology?" 15.09.2023 5:23
Dr Awais Aftab joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " What Should Clinicians Know About Palliative Psychopharmacology?" Recorded June 5, 2023. Read the full article here .
Author Interview: "A Life-Affirming Palliative Care Model for Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa" 15.09.2023 5:20
Dr Jonathan Treem joins Ethics Talk to discuss h is article , coauthored with Drs Joel Yager and Jennifer Gaudiani : " A Life-Affirming Palliative Care Model for Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa. " Recorded May 17 , 2023. Read the full article here .
Author Interview: "Is There a Case for Palliative Care Addiction Psychiatry?" 15.09.2023 3:41
Dr Cynthia Geppert joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " Is There a Case for Palliative Care Addiction Psychiatry?" Recorded June 5, 2023. Read the full article here .
Author Interview: "Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care" 15.09.2023 5:07
Dr A n na Westermair joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Manuel Trachsel: " Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care " Recorded June 5, 2023. Read the full article here .
Author Interview: "Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is 'Palliative?'" 15.09.2023 9:04
Dr Brent Kious joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Ryan Nelson: " Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is "Palliative'?" Recorded May 3 0 , 2023. Read the full article here .
Ethics Talk: How Should We Keep Psychiatric Patients Comfortable? 01.09.2023 16:28
Dr Amy Johnson joins Ethics Talk to discuss clinical end-of-life skills that psychiatrists need to have to care well for patients with terminal psychiatric illnesses.
Author Interview: "Opportunities for Global Health Diplomacy in Transnational Robotic Telesurgery" 15.08.2023 5:13
Dr Esha Bansal j oins Ethics Talk to discuss h er a rticle, coauthored with Drs Saran Kunaprayoon and Linda Zhang : " Opportunities for Global Health Diplomacy in Transnational Robotic Telesurgery ." Recorded May 2 6 , 2023. Read the full article here .
Author Interview: "AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions Related to Robotic Surgery" 15.08.2023 3:21
Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " AMA Code of Medical Ethics ' Opinions Related to Robotic Surgery" Recorded May 24, 2023. Read the full article here .
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