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Ethics Talk: Social Isolation, Loneliness, 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 Carla Perissinotto about the health consequences of social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Carla Perissinotto, MD, MHS is an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Geriatrics 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: Caring for Incarcerated Individuals During COVID-19 Pandemic

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Brie Williams about protecting those among us in and near correctional facilities during a public health emergency.

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Brie Williams, MD, MS is a professor of medicine and the director of Amend at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Geriatrics Patient Care

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Brie Williams has served as a consultant to departments of corrections and the courts to assess and improve the health of incarcerated patients.

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

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Medicine and Society
Oct 2023

Prioritizing Diversion and Decarceration of People With Dementia

Lay Kodama, MD, PhD, Brie Williams, MD, MS, and Nathaniel P. Morris, MD

An aging prison population means more people who are incarcerated will experience dementia and related symptoms.

AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(10):E783-790. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.783.
State of the Art and Science
Feb 2011

Routine HIV Testing in Older Adults

Lisa K. Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH
The combination of low HIV literacy on the part of older adults and health care professionals’ assumption that they are at low risk leads to insufficiently early testing for HIV and late diagnosis.
Virtual Mentor. 2011; 13(2):109-112. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.2.cprl1-1102.
Policy Forum
Jun 2008

The Strains and Drains of Long-Term Care

Richard W. Johnson, PhD
Caring for the elderly imposes financial burdens and strains families. System changes are necessary to mitigate these problems.
Virtual Mentor. 2008; 10(6):397-400. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.pfor1-0806.