Ethics Talk

By AMA Journal of Ethics

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 w... more

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The podcast currently has 574 episodes available.

Ethics Talk episodes:

November 15, 2025 Editorial Fellow Interview: "Promises and Perils of Electronic Health Records"
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.
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November 15, 2025 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?"
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
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4min
November 15, 2025 Author Interview: "Whom Should We Regard as a Legitimate Stakeholder in the Accuracy of Information in a Patient's EHR?"
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.

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November 15, 2025 Author Interview: "How Should We Think About Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies' Influences on EHR Documentation and Patient-Clinician Conversations?"
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.

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6min
November 15, 2025 Author Interview: "EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being"
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.

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5min
November 15, 2025 Author Interview: "How to Teach Good EHR Documentation and Deflate Bloated Chart Notes"
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.

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5min
November 15, 2025 Author Interview: "A Comic of RBCs and Other EHR TMI"
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
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6min
November 01, 2025 Ethics Talk: How Do Street Clinicians Use EHRs?
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
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24min
October 24, 2025 Ethics Talk Should the Body Mass Index (BMI) Still Be Used in Health Care?
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
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45min
October 15, 2025 Editorial Fellow Interview: "Equity and Ethics in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network"
Editorial Fellow Dr Peter Nelson joins Ethics Talk to discuss the July 2025 issue of the Journal, co-curated with Georgeann Booth: "Diagnostic Research."

Recorded August 5, 2025.

Read the full October 2025 issue, Diagnostic Research, for free at JournalOfEthics.org
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How many episodes does Ethics Talk have?

The podcast currently has 574 episodes available.

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