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Art & the opposing viewpoint: Towards logical reasoning and civil discourse
Season 6 Episode 10
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Kaitlin Puccio, JD, MS about how discussion of current emotionally-charged social issues can benefit from logical reasoning and respectful dialogue w…
Published on 9 hours ago
Academic Chutes and Ladders: Differential Attainment in Medical Education
Season 6 Episode 9
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Dr. Gabrielle Finn on differential attainment, which refers to the variation in academic attainment between groups of students who share protected ch…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Healthcare Sustainability: Aligning Health and Environmental Ethics
Season 6 Episode 8
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Kyle Tafuri, a healthcare sustainability expert, about the importance of aligning environmental sustainability with the mission of healthcare systems…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Beyond the Exam Room: Physicians as Advocates
Season 6 Episode 7
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Dr. Lawrence Rosen about how advocacy extends beyond individual patient care to include public health, policy reform, and environmental sustainabilit…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Does science have a PR Problem? Information, Misinformation, and the Politics of Medicine
Season 6 Episode 6
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Dr. Arthur Caplan about on the evolution of bioethics from an academic niche to a more public-facing discipline that now must address misinformation …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Bioethics of "Baby Boxes"
Season 6 Episode 5
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Dr. Lori Bruce on the ethical concerns surrounding baby boxes—devices used for the anonymous surrender of infants under Safe Haven laws. While good i…
Published on 5 months ago
The Canary in the Coal Mine: Infectious Disease, Vaccine Hesitancy, and What We Owe Each Other
Season 6 Episode 4
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp about the decline in public trust in science, particularly around vaccines, and notes that this erosion affects not only individu…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Neurodiversity: What it is and What Happens Now
Season 6 Episode 3
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks with Nanette Elster, JD, MPH and Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD about the need for both legal and societal frameworks to ensure the rights and well-being of neurod…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Ongoing U.S. Struggle with Maternal Mortality
Season 6 Episode 2
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington talks to Dr. James O’Brien about his co-authored article in American Journal of Perinatology.
O'Brien JA, Lewkowitz AK, Main EK, Adashi EY. The Ongoing U.S. Strug…
Published on 8 months ago
Care of the Whole Person: The role of Hospital Chaplains
Season 6 Episode 1
In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington talks to Dr. Robert Klitzman about his book, Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?: Medicine, Chaplains, and Healing the Whole Person.
Robert Klitzman, MD, is a Profess…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago