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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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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: Embodied History, Health Justice, and COVID-19, Part 1

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Nancy Krieger about the population health impacts of historical injustices and structural racism.

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Nancy Krieger, PhD is a professor of social epidemiology 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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Professionalism

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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: Vaccine Ethics and the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, talks with Arthur Caplan, PhD, about the development, production, and use of potential vaccines against the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2.

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Arthur Caplan, PhD is the head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University Grossman School of Medicine.

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Infectious Disease Patient Care

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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: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Solutions to Avoid Relying on Them

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Prof Debbie Kaminer about vaccine mandates and other policy solutions to promote herd immunity against COVID-19.

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Debbie Kaminer, JD is a professor in the Department of Law at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

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Case and Commentary
Sep 2019

How Should We Decide Whether and When Some Care Is Better Than No Care?

Rachel Koch, MD, John G. Meara, MD, DMD, MBA, and Anji E. Wall, MD, PhD
Single-procedure interventions with minimal follow-up and clear quality-of-life gain are well suited for surgical mission trips. But not all risks and benefits are easily assessed.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(9):E729-734. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.729.
In the Literature
Apr 2016

Workplace Wellness Programs and Accessibility for All

Yvonne Kellar-Guenther, PhD
Workplace wellness programs contribute to the wellness movement by enlisting nontraditional health partners and influencing social determinants of health.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(4):393-398. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.nlit1-1604.
Personal Narrative
Sep 2019

Voluntourism

Hannah R. Sullivan
Ethical questions raised during “immersions” include scope of practice, continuity of care, and erosion of local health systems. This is a perspective of one volunteer in a related field.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(9):E815-822. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.815.