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Ethics Talk: Plight of Workers in Low Wage Jobs and COVID-19

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Donald Tomaskovic-Devey about the social and economic hurdles confronted by those among us in low-wage jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, PhD is the executive director of the Center for Employment Equity at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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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: Revitalizing Democracy During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, Part 1

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with members of an American Academy of Arts and Sciences commission charged with developing recommendations aimed at restoring trust in our constitutional democracy.

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Antonia Hernandez, JD is chief executive officer of the California Community Foundation.

Wallace Jefferson, JD is former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (2004-13).

Eric Liu, JD is chief executive officer of Citizen University.

Part 2 of this conversation is here.

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Interviewees are members of the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship.

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: Revitalizing Democracy During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, Part 2

Submitted by Audiey.Kao@ama… on

In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with members of an American Academy of Arts and Sciences commission charged with developing recommendations aimed at restoring trust in our constitutional democracy.

Click here to read the transcript.

Antonia Hernandez, JD is chief executive officer of the California Community Foundation.

Wallace Jefferson, JD is former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (2004-13).

Eric Liu, JD is chief executive officer of Citizen University.

Part 1 of this conversation is here.

Video

 

Professionalism

Audio

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewees are members of the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship.

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

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Policy Forum
Oct 2018

Does Global Goal Setting Matter for Nutrition and Health?

Jessica Fanzo, PhD
Millennium Development Goals on nutrition and health seek to end hunger and significantly reduce malnutrition and premature death by 2025. Health systems and health professionals have important roles in meeting these goals.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E979-986. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.979.
Case and Commentary
Jan 2019

Should Immigration Status Information Be Included in a Patient’s Health Record?

Grace Kim, Uriel Sanchez Molina, and Altaf Saadi, MD, MSHPM
Undocumented patients can be subject to discrimination, reporting, detention, or deportation in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, so what goes in the record is critical.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E8-16. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.8.
Case and Commentary
Jan 2019

Should Immigration Status Information Be Considered Protected Health Information?

Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE
Being undocumented is a risk factor for mental illness, and immigration status relates prominently to overall health. That’s enough to consider it protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E32-37. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.32.
Health Law
Jan 2019

Rights Disappear When US Policy Engages Children as Weapons of Deterrence

Craig B. Mousin, JD, MDiv
US immigration policy contravenes the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which all United Nations member nations have ratified except the United States. The convention recognizes that children need special assistance and legal protection and prohibits deprivation of liberty.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(1):E58-66. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.58.
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Podcast
Jan 2019

Ethics Talk: Compassionate and Respectful Care for Undocumented Immigrants

Undocumented patients are a vulnerable population, since they often lack access to health insurance and can be afraid to present for care. This month on Ethics Talk, we discuss challenges in caring for undocumented patients with Dr. Mark Kuczewski, Scott Schweikart, and Dr. Nancy Berlinger.