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Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to climate change.

Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients.

Dr Helen Stanton Chapple joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "Solidarity in Mortal Time.”

The concept of mortal time is useful for exploring how hospice care frameworks might help nonhospice clinicians find calm in practice.

How can clinicians respond to the health challenges associated with global climate change? This month on Ethics Talk, we learn about how art can communicate the health effects of climate change, the challenges that hot and humid days pose for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and what the global health risk of climate change means for individual clinicians.

Physician advocacy for climate change mitigation is justified by seven criteria including physicians’ efficacy, expertise, public trust, and proximity.

Climate change mitigation reforms of government policy, medical curricula, and health professions organizations should be the focus of physician advocacy.