Ethics Talk

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Ethics Talk episodes

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.

Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org
5 min
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.

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6 min
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
24 min
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
45 min
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
4 min
October 15, 2025 Author Interview: "How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?"
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.

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4 min
October 15, 2025 Author Interview: "Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?"
Gianna Gordon joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lisa Kearns: "Is the UDN N-of-1 Enterprise Ethically Justifiable?"

Recorded August 4, 2025.

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4 min
October 15, 2025 Author Interview: "What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception"
Dr David A. Pearce joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Elena-Alexandra Tataru: "What Matters Ethically About How the UDN Has Changed Since Its Inception."

Recorded August 6, 2025.

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5 min
October 01, 2025 Ethics Talk: Why Has US Health Research Shifted From Social and Environmental Factors to Genetics?
Dr James Tabery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th century.

Recorded August 7, 2025.

Read the full October 2025 issue for free at JournalOfEthics.org
29 min
September 15, 2025 Author Interview: "How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?"
Dr Stephanie Menko joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Michael J. Luke and Aditi Vasan: "How Should Clinical Teams Integrate Findings From Social Needs Screenings Into Children's Care Plans?"

Recorded June 27, 2025.

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6 min

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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…