Advertise on podcast: Ethics Talk

Rating

★★★★★

4.8

from

20 reviews

Description

High-stakes ethics decisions are common in health care. What should you do? Each month, the AMA Journal of Ethics' podcast, Ethics Talk, features interviews with influential experts and leaders on a wide range of cultural, historical, legal, and social topics in health care ethics. We sort through interesting, important, and difficult questions, talk about how to weigh competing values, and offer strategies for navigating real world tough cases.

Unlock Ethics Talk podcast Email contact info,
Listeners & Audience details

Email contact information

Direct podcast contact details

Listeners

Audience numbers & engagement insights

Audience details

Podcast Insights

Social media

Check Ethics Talk social media presence

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Ethics Talk podcast

Editorial Fellow Interview: "Should Aging Be Treated?"

2025/12/15

Editorial Fellow Dr Nicolai Wohns joins Ethics Talk to discuss the December 2025 issue of the Journal: "Aging is Bad for You?" Recorded October 9, 2025. Read the full December 2025 issue, Aging is Bad For You?, for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Old Are You, Actuarily?"

2025/12/15

Dr Diya Uberoi joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Abby Rud: "How Old Are You, Actuarily?" Recorded October 3, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "What Are the Most Ethically Salient Implications of Epigenetic Age Testing?"

2025/12/15

Dr Michael Hauskeller joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Liam Shore: "What Are the Most Ethically Salient Implications of Epigenetic Age Testing?" Recorded September 29, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Lessons for Responsible Geroscience From the History of Longevity"

2025/12/15

Dr Nicolai Wohns joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Daniel Promislow: "Lessons for Responsible Geroscience From the History of Longevity." Recorded October 9, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Ethics Talk: Lessons from Disability Ethics About Ageism

2025/12/01

Dr Erin Gentry Lamb joins Ethics Talk to key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases and Dr Kate de Medeiros describes how medicalizing aging affects our health, relationships, and sense of self. Interview with Dr Lamb recorded September 22, 2025; Interview with Dr de Medeiros recorded September 5, 2025. Read the full December 2025 issue - Aging is Bad For You? - for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?"

2025/11/15

Sara Gerke joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr David Simon "How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?" Recorded August 7, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "Whom Should We Regard as a Legitimate Stakeholder in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?"

2025/11/15

Steve O'Neill joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Catherine M. DesRoches: "Whom Should We Regard as a Legitimate Stakeholder in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?" Recorded August 6, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Editorial Fellow Interview: "Promises and Perils of Electronic Health Records"

2025/11/15

Editorial Fellow Dr David Oxman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the November 2025 issue of the Journal: "Electronic Health Record Evolution." Recorded August 12, 2025.

Author Interview: "How to Teach Good EHR Documentation and Deflate Bloated Chart Notes"

2025/11/15

Dr Neda Frayha joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "How to Teach Good EHR Documentation and Deflate Bloated Chart Notes." Recorded August 26, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being"

2025/11/15

Ali Rahman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Kimberly Ho, Marissa Dulas, Dr Zi-Yi Choo, and Dr Maria Alcocer Alkureishi: "EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being." Recorded August 22, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "What Are Ethical Merits and Drawbacks of a Patient's Open and Direct Access to Clinical Information in Their EHRs During a Hospital Stay?"

2025/11/15

Ibrahim Nawaz Khan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Lauren Smith: "What Are Ethical Merits and Drawbacks of a Patient's Open and Direct Access to Clinical Information in Their EHRs During a Hospital Stay?" Recorded July 30, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "A Comic of RBCs and Other EHR TMI"

2025/11/15

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their article: "A Comic of RBCs and Other EHR TMI." Recorded August 12, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Ethics Talk: How Do Street Clinicians Use EHRs?

2025/11/01

Brett Feldman joins Ethics Talk to discuss the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice. Recorded on July 29, 2025. Read the full November 2025 issue, Electronic Health Record Evolution, for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Ethics Talk Should the Body Mass Index (BMI) Still Be Used in Health Care?

2025/10/24

Despite that body mass index (BMI) is a measure widely recognized as imprecise and of limited diagnostic utility, it remains in use in health care, including in procedure candidacy screening and to disqualify some patients' access to indicated interventions. In this Sept 10th Grand Rounds, Drs Fatima Cody Stanford and Natalie Boero will examine the clinical applications of BMI and their effects on patients, and how our understanding of the obesity "epidemic" has evolved. Recorded September 10, 2025. Watch the video and claim CE credit at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?"

2025/10/15

Dr Mylynda Massart joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Erika Dreikorn: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?" Recorded August 4, 2025. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Podcast reviews

Read Ethics Talk podcast reviews

4.8 out of 5

20 reviews

★★★★★

amonduulii 2019/02/20

Fills an important need.

There are very few places one can go to to hear leading thinkers and practitioners discussing current medical ethics issues. This is it. Great range o...

check all reviews on apple podcasts