Decision making in health care demands that we balance multiple considerations, like quality of life, statistics, and how different options could affect others. Dr Brian Zikmund-Fisher shares his own experience as a patient and explains how decision science can help us navigate ethically complex health decisions.
Carlos Martinez joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Lauren Carruth, Hannah Janeway, Lahra Smith, Katharine M. Donato, Carlos Piñones-Rivera, James Quesada, and Seth Holmes: “How Should Clinicians Express Solidarity with Asylum Seekers at the US-Mexico Border?”
Dr José G. Pérez-Ramos joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Adriana Garriga-López and Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz: “How Is Colonialism a Sociostructural Determinant of Health in Puerto Rico?”
Madeline J. Hooper joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lauren C. Linkowski, Dr Lynette Menezes, and Dr Jordan Messler: "Summer Without Shelter in Tampa During COVID-19."
Dr Margaret M. Sullivan joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Emily E. Lazowy, Dr Jill S. Roncarati, Dr Howard K. Koh, and Dr James J. O’Connell: “Training Clinicians to Care for Patients Where They Are."
Abigail E. Lowe joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Shawn G. Gibbs: “How Should Health Care Organizations Protect Personnel in Environmental Services and Related Fields?”
Robert Ledbetter and Dr Buddy Marterre join Ethics Talk to discuss their article: “Where’s the Value in Preoperative Covenants Between Surgeons and Patients?”