The nutrition care process (NCP) accounts for a person’s biological sex characteristics but does not adequately address their gender. Yet dietary choices express one’s social identity in ethically and clinically relevant ways. Persons identifying as men tend to eat meat…
This article presents 5 general points that every clinician should know about animals, health, and the environment, focusing on why animals matter for their own sakes, why animals matter for health and environmental threats, why health and environmental threats matter…
This commentary on a case suggests why health care organizations have responsibilities to serve food to their patients, guests, and employees that is ethically, nutritionally, culturally, and religiously appropriate. This article also investigates how inclusive, equitable, sustainable food services are…
Most meatpacking workers are Black, Latinx, and immigrant workers earning low wages and at high risk for occupational injury. Most meat and poultry plants have on-site workplace clinics (OWCs) where workers are required to obtain care for work-related injuries or…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about facial feminization surgery and how clinicians can best support patient decisions around gender-affirming care. The featured guest is Eric Plemons,…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the history of IPE training, which professionals are included in IPE and how effective interprofessional training increases patient safety. The…
Large precision health initiatives like the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us campaign raise important ethical questions about consent, privacy, and inclusivity. On their monthly podcast, the AMA Journal of Ethics explored strategies for protecting participants and ensuring that…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast on how we should pursue diversity and inclusion as key educational and professional priorities in medicine. Featured guests are Jewel Mullen,…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast on street psychiatry and providing mental health services to people experiencing homelessness. Featured guest is Sheryl Fleisch, MD, associate professor of…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast on palliative surgery and the process of exploring goals of surgery with pediatric palliative care patients and their guardians. Featured guests…
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