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Ethics Talk: Rationing Critical Care During COVID Surge

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Matthew Wynia about implementation of crisis standards of care in response to the dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases that is pushing the limits of US hospitals' critical care capacity.

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Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH is a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and directs its Center for Bioethics and Humanities.

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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: Building Trustworthiness and Ethical Public Health Practice

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Drs Alicia Best and Faith Fletcher about building trustworthiness by advancing equity and inclusion in bioethics and public health.

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Alicia Best, PhD, MPH is an assistant professor in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida.

Faith Fletcher, PhD, MA is an assistant professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine.

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Recorded on May 25, 2021

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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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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.

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Ethics Talk: Antiracism, Health Equity, and a Post-COVID Future

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Ibram Kendi about the impact of racist policies on historically discriminated-against groups and what it means to be an antiracist.

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Ibram Kendi, PhD is the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center and a professor of history and international relations at American University.

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Ethics Talk: Spread of Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia 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 Jennifer Ho about understanding and combatting the spread of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia during this COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jennifer Ho, PhD is the director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts and a professor of ethnic studies at University of Colorado, Boulder.

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May 2019

How Should One Live Everlasting Life?

Rachel F. Harbut
Life extension requires careful consideration of resource scarcity, justice, and what, if anything, is intrinsic to the experiences we define as human.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(5):E470-474. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.470.
Case and Commentary
Oct 2019

How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation?

Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD
Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
History of Medicine
May 2018

The Evolving Surgeon Image

Heather J. Logghe, MD, Tyler Rouse, MD, Alec Beekley, MD, and Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD
Modern surgeons are diverse, socially adept, and differ in other important ways from the stereotype of a technically gifted white male with poor bedside manner.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(5):492-500. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.mhst1-1805.
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Jun 2008

Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 1

Daniel Callahan, PhD
Should old folks who have lived their lives be allowed to place a huge economic burden on the young by using a disproportionate amount of limited Medicare resources for medical care?
Virtual Mentor. 2008; 10(6):404-407. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806.