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Ethics Talk: Anti-Asian Racism During COVID and Beyond

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In this video and podcast edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Vivian Shaw and Susanna Park about the resurgence of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Vivian Shaw, PhD is a College Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University.

Susanna Park, MA is a PhD candidate at Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

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Recorded on April 19, 2021

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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: Virtue Ethics, Moral Authority, and COVID-19

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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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Policy Forum
Nov 2018

Why Health Professionals Should Speak Out Against False Beliefs on the Internet

Joel T. Wu, JD, MPH, MA and Jennifer B. McCormick, PhD, MPP
False health-related speech can cause harm, but it’s not restricted unless it’s obscene. Physicians are obliged not only to correct patients’ false beliefs, but to engage digital spaces in which false claims thrive.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(11):E1052-1058. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1052.
Health Law
Nov 2018

Constitutional Regulation of Speech (and False Beliefs) in Health Care

Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE
Government can regulate false speech and professional speech, which bans “gag laws” and compelled speech about laws to restrict abortion, for example. How should health professions share regulatory responsibility with government to prevent true speech about health information from being stifled?
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(11):E1041-1048. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1041.
Letter to the Editor
Nov 2018

Added Points of Concern About Caring for Dying Patients

Annette Hanson, MD, Ron Pies, MD, and Mark Komrad, MD
Authors respond to “How Should Physicians Care for Dying Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?” by arguing that patients’ motives for accessing death with dignity laws should be thoroughly explored and that temporarily limiting patient autonomy can promote well-being at the end of life.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(11):E1107-1109. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1107.
Letter to the Editor
Nov 2018

Response to “Added Points of Concern About Caring for Dying Patients”

Alexander Craig, MPhil and Elizabeth Dzeng, MD, PhD, MPH
Responding to “Added Points of Concern about Caring for Dying Patients,” authors argue that physicians’ refusal to prescribe lethal drugs in accordance with states’ death with dignity laws could damage patient-physician relationships and harm patients.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(11):E1110-1112. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1110.
Personal Narrative
Dec 2018

Trafficked

Stephen P. Wood, MS, ACNP
Identifying patients who are trafficked is key to caring well for these vulnerable adults and children. But labeling patients as trafficked can stigmatize patients if clinicians aren’t trained well in trauma-informed care.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(12):E1212-1216. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1212.
Medicine and Society
Dec 2018

Three Things Clinicians Should Know About Disability

Joel Michael Reynolds, PhD
Clinicians can practice disability humility by developing social understandings of disability. This can help clinicians improve communication and express respect for patients’ authority about their experiences.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(12):E1181-1187. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.1181