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Ethics Talk: Antibiotic Stewardship During COVID

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Olivia Kates about appropriate use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Olivia Kates, MD is a third-year fellow in infectious diseases at the University of Washington in Seattle. 

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Recorded on May 17, 2021

Infectious Disease Medical Knowledge Patient Care

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewee had no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

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Ethics Talk: Equitable Allocation of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Ruth Faden about how to fairly distribute any potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine when supply is limited.

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Ruth Faden, PhD, MPH is a professor of biomedical ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.

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Infectious Disease Professionalism

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr Faden is principal investigator of a Wellcome Trust funded-project on COVID-19 and Nigeria. She is also a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on the Immunization Working Group on COVID-19 Vaccines in the World Health Organization.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

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Case and Commentary
Jan 2020

How Should Clinicians Respond to International Public Health Emergencies?

Abbey Lowe, MA, Angela Hewlett, MD, MS, and Toby Schonfeld, PhD
Balancing need for global solidarity against local stakeholders’ safety concerns is one source of tension when trying to mitigate global risk.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E16-21. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.16.
Medical Education
Jan 2020

Five Things Students and Clinicians Should Know About “Biocontainment”

Helen Stanton Chapple, PhD, RN, MSN, MA
Being close enough to patients to care is as critical as remaining distant enough from a pathogen to be safe. This strategy simultaneously frustrates and supports public trust.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E22-27. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.22.
Policy Forum
Oct 2022

How Should We Better Manage Human and Planetary Health in a Next Pandemic?

Lisa Patel, MD, MESc and Katie E. Lichter, MD, MPH
Health care generates a lot of waste that enters landfills, oceans, and incinerators and adversely affects communities close to waste processing and disposal areas.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E980-985. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.980.
Art of Medicine
Apr 2021

Covid Care in Color

Valerie Tarsia, PA-C
This group of paintings portrays beauty and strength among frontline clinicians in a hectic emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E349-361. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.349.