Ethics Talk: Politics, Policy, and COVID Cartoons
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Matt Wuerker about his artistic process in creating cartoons that speak to matters of politics and policy arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Matt Wuerker is the staff cartoonist for Politico and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning.
Background cartoon courtesy of Matt Wuerker.
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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.
Ethics Talk: Health Hazards of Cost Sharing
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Ziad Obermeyer about the potential impact on mortality of cost-sharing practices of health insurers.
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Ziad Obermeyer, MD, MPhil is the Blue Cross of California Distinguished Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
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Recorded on March 9, 2021
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Interviewee reports having equity stakes in Deep Health Dandelion Health and Berkeley Data Ventures as well as receiving speaking and consulting fees from Independence Blue Cross and Anthem.
Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.
Ethics Talk: Anti-Asian Racism During COVID and Beyond
In this video and podcast edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Vivian Shaw and Susanna Park about the resurgence of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vivian Shaw, PhD is a College Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University.
Susanna Park, MA is a PhD candidate at Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
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Recorded on April 19, 2021
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewees 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.
Ethics Talk: Could Trusting Science Mean Not Trusting Some FDA Decisions?
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Caleb Alexander about the US Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision to approve aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
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G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS is professor of epidemiology and medicine at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Recorded on June 22, 2021
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Dr Alexander is past chair and current member of FDA's Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee. He is a co-founding principal and equity holder in Monument Analytics, a health care consultancy whose clients include the life sciences industry as well as plaintiffs in opioid litigation. He was also a member of OptumRx's National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.
Ethics Talk: Polling, Politics, and Health Policy in the COVID-19 Era
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Mollyann Brodie about the science of polling, public opinions on COVID-19, and politically divergent views on policy options to achieve universal health care coverage.
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Mollyann Brodie, PhD is the executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
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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.
Ethics Talk: Digital Spread of Pandemic Misinformation and Lies, Part 1
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Vish Viswanath about the digital spread of health misinformation and falsehoods during this COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vish Viswanath, PhD is a professor of health communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
Part 2 of this conversation is here.
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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.
Ethics Talk: Digital Spread of Pandemic Misinformation and Lies, Part 2
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Vish Viswanath about the digital spread of health misinformation and falsehoods during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here to read the transcript.
Vish Viswanath, PhD is a professor of health communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
Part 1 of this conversation is here.
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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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