AMA Journal of Ethics

Dr Matthew Wynia talks about activating crisis standards of care in response to the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations that are pushing the limits of health systems' critical care capacity.

Dr Matthew Wynia joins us to discuss the importance and challenges of teaching Holocaust history to health professions students.

Dr Ariane Lewis discusses how we can navigate uncertainty and ambiguity about brain death by understanding clinical criteria for brain death determination and how our approaches to death are culturally and socially situated.

Harriet Washington talks about the devastating impact of environmental racism on the health and well-being of communities of color.

Organizers of MIT Hacking Racism in Healthcare talk about design thinking as a way to find solutions to combat structural racism and advance health equity.

Dr John Banja joins us to discuss the promises and perils of artificial intelligence in health care applications, including potential “megarisks” posed by AI tools themselves.

Matt Wuerker talks about his artistic process in creating cartoons that speak to matters of politics and policy arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr Jenna Lester talks about disparities in dermatologic care and its contributions to health inequities during this COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. 

Azadeh Shahshahani talks about health ethics violations in US detention centers and how health professionals should respond to them.

On this episode of Ethics Talk, Dr Mary Owen, president-elect of the Association of American Indian Physicians, highlights the importance of representation of Native Americans in health professions and Em Loerzel joins us to discuss violence against Native women and femme-identifying people.