Ethics Talk: Unblinding COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Steven Goodman about the ethical and scientific implications of unblinding COVID-19 vaccine trials.
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Steven Goodman, MD, MHS, PhD is Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research and Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine.
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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.
Ethics Talk: Health Hazards of Cost Sharing
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Ziad Obermeyer about the potential impact on mortality of cost-sharing practices of health insurers.
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Ziad Obermeyer, MD, MPhil is the Blue Cross of California Distinguished Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
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Recorded on March 9, 2021
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Interviewee reports having equity stakes in Deep Health Dandelion Health and Berkeley Data Ventures as well as receiving speaking and consulting fees from Independence Blue Cross and Anthem.
Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.
Ethics Talk: Equity and Intellectual Property Protection of COVID Vaccines
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Prof Ana Santos Rutschman about the impact of intellectual property regimes on domestic and global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ana Santos Rutschman, SJD is an assistant professor of law at the Saint Louis University School of Law.
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Recorded on April 28, 2021
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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.
Ethics Talk: Virtue Ethics, Moral Authority, and COVID-19
In this special video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talked with Dr Edmund Pellegrino (1920-2013) about personal virtues in shaping ethical behavior and moral authority in promoting the common good.
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Edmund Pellegrino, MD was professor emeritus of medicine and medical ethics at Georgetown University.
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Interviewee is assumed to have no conflicts of interest.
Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.