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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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Interviewees 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: Antibiotic Stewardship During COVID

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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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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
Jun 2016

Psychosis Risk: What Is It and How Should We Talk About It?

Dominic A. Sisti, PhD and Monica E. Calkins, PhD
Researchers and clinicians face ethical and policy-based challenges in disclosing, preventing and treating psychosis. Which diagnostic labels should be considered to motivate more effective public and professional dialogue about psychosis risk?
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(6):624-632. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.msoc1-1606.
Medicine and Society
May 2016

Understanding and Utilizing the Convening Power of Ethics Consultation

Joseph J. Fins, MD
The convening power of clinical ethics committees stems from their reputation for fairness and procedural legitimacy in addressing and resolving ethically complex cases.
AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(5):540-545. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.msoc2-1605.
Case and Commentary
Jan 2017

Human Trafficking, Mental Illness, and Addiction: Avoiding Diagnostic Overshadowing

Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, Marti MacGibbon, CADC-II, ACRPS, and Joseph Stoklosa, MD
Clinicians diagnosing and treating potentially trafficked patients with co-occurring addiction and mental illness should guard against expressing negative biases.
AMA J Ethics. 2017; 19(1):23-24. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas3-1701.
Case and Commentary
Dec 2008

Role of Schools in Monitoring Student Health

Benjamin Caballero, MD, PhD
This case poses two important questions. First, do schools have the right or the duty to monitor students’ health status measures and require action from parents and, second, what is the role of a student’s primary care physician in this context?
Virtual Mentor. 2008; 9(12):790-793. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.ccas1-0712.
Case and Commentary
Jan 2017

Taking Up the Mantle of Human Trafficking Education: Who Should Be Responsible?

Carrie A. Bohnert, MPA, Aaron W. Calhoun, MD, and Olivia F. Mittel, MD, MS
Research and training are needed so that physicians are able to identify human trafficking victims and refer them to appropriate trauma-informed treatment.
AMA J Ethics. 2017; 19(1):35-42. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas4-1701.
Policy Forum
Dec 2007

Mandatory Reporting of Noncommunicable Diseases: The Example of The New York City A1c Registry (NYCAR)

Clarissa G. Barnes, Frederick L. Brancati, MD, MHS, and Tiffany L. Gary, PhD, MHS
To combat the rising incidence of type 2 diabetes, New York City requires laboratories with electronic reporting capacity to upload data on hemoglobin A1c measurements to a city department of health registry.
Virtual Mentor. 2007; 9(12):827-831. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.pfor2-0712.