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Ethics Talk: Rationing Critical Care During COVID Surge

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Matthew Wynia about implementation of crisis standards of care in response to the dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases that is pushing the limits of US hospitals' critical care capacity.

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Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH is a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and directs its Center for Bioethics and Humanities.

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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.

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Ethics Talk: Building Trustworthiness and Ethical Public Health Practice

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Drs Alicia Best and Faith Fletcher about building trustworthiness by advancing equity and inclusion in bioethics and public health.

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Alicia Best, PhD, MPH is an assistant professor in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida.

Faith Fletcher, PhD, MA is an assistant professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine.

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Recorded on May 25, 2021

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Ethics Talk: Revitalizing Democracy During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, Part 2

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with members of an American Academy of Arts and Sciences commission charged with developing recommendations aimed at restoring trust in our constitutional democracy.

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Antonia Hernandez, JD is chief executive officer of the California Community Foundation.

Wallace Jefferson, JD is former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (2004-13).

Eric Liu, JD is chief executive officer of Citizen University.

Part 1 of this conversation is here.

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Interviewees are members of the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship.

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: Equitable Allocation of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Ruth Faden about how to fairly distribute any potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine when supply is limited.

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Ruth Faden, PhD, MPH is a professor of biomedical ethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.

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Infectious Disease Professionalism

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Dr Faden is principal investigator of a Wellcome Trust funded-project on COVID-19 and Nigeria. She is also a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on the Immunization Working Group on COVID-19 Vaccines in the World Health Organization.

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: Caring for Homeless People During COVID-19 Pandemic

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, talks with Bobby Watts, MPH, MS, CPH, about the pressing need to care for the homeless population during this pandemic.

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Bobby Watts, MPH, MS, CPH is the chief executive officer at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council.

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Infectious Disease Professionalism Systems-Based Practice

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Policy Forum
Oct 2018

Does Global Goal Setting Matter for Nutrition and Health?

Jessica Fanzo, PhD
Millennium Development Goals on nutrition and health seek to end hunger and significantly reduce malnutrition and premature death by 2025. Health systems and health professionals have important roles in meeting these goals.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(10):E979-986. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.979.
Viewpoint
May 2019

How Should One Live Everlasting Life?

Rachel F. Harbut
Life extension requires careful consideration of resource scarcity, justice, and what, if anything, is intrinsic to the experiences we define as human.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(5):E470-474. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.470.
Case and Commentary
Oct 2019

How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation?

Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD
Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
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Jun 2008

Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 1

Daniel Callahan, PhD
Should old folks who have lived their lives be allowed to place a huge economic burden on the young by using a disproportionate amount of limited Medicare resources for medical care?
Virtual Mentor. 2008; 10(6):404-407. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806.