Ethics Talk: Politics, Policy, and COVID Cartoons
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Matt Wuerker about his artistic process in creating cartoons that speak to matters of politics and policy arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Matt Wuerker is the staff cartoonist for Politico and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning.
Background cartoon courtesy of Matt Wuerker.
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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: Antibiotic Stewardship During COVID
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Olivia Kates about appropriate use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Olivia Kates, MD is a third-year fellow in infectious diseases at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Recorded on May 17, 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: Polling, Politics, and Health Policy in the COVID-19 Era
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Mollyann Brodie about the science of polling, public opinions on COVID-19, and politically divergent views on policy options to achieve universal health care coverage.
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Mollyann Brodie, PhD is the executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.
Ethics Talk: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Solutions to Avoid Relying on Them
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Prof Debbie Kaminer about vaccine mandates and other policy solutions to promote herd immunity against COVID-19.
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Debbie Kaminer, JD is a professor in the Department of Law at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.
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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: Vaccine Ethics and the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, talks with Arthur Caplan, PhD, about the development, production, and use of potential vaccines against the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2.
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Arthur Caplan, PhD is the head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University Grossman 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.