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Ethics Talk: Digital Spread of Pandemic Misinformation and Lies, 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 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 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.

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Ethics Talk: Digital Spread of Pandemic Misinformation and Lies, Part 2

Submitted by Audiey.Kao@ama… on

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. 

Video

 

Professionalism

Audio

 

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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Ethics Talk: Advance Care Planning and End-of-life Care in the COVID Era

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, talks with Helen Chapple, PhD, RN, MSN, about challenges and opportunities to illicit and honor patients’ health care preferences during this pandemic.

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Helen Chapple, PhD, RN, MSN is a professor of nursing, ethics and interdisciplinary studies at Creighton University.  

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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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