In this episode, we discuss the ethics of mandating people to receive the COVID vaccine (vaccine  mandate) and whether this is prudent. Nothing is black and white in this episode and our guest is Charles E. Binkley, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of Bioethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Dr. Charles Binkley, an experienced cancer surgeon, bioethicist, and health care quality leader, directs the bioethics program at the Markkula Center. Dr. Binkley attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his surgery training at the University of Michigan where he was awarded an NIH fellowship in pancreatic cancer research. Dr. Binkley has served on the Committee on Ethical, Legal, and Judicial Affairs of the California Medical Association, as well as on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Medical Society. Dr. Binkley is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and also directs the Health Care Ethics Internship and Honzel Fellowship in Health Care Ethics at Santa Clara University. His research is focused on the ethical application of AI clinical decision support systems as well as surgical ethics. His research and writings have been published in Cancer Research, Annals of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, STAT News, and America Magazine. Dr. Charles Binkley, MD, FACS links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesbinkley/ https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/people/charles-binkley/ Twitter: @CharlesBinkley   Music Credit: Jason Shaw from www.Audionautix.com    THE IMPERFECT SHOW NOTES To help make this podcast more accessible to those who are hearing impaired or those who like to read rather than listen to podcasts, we’d love to offer polished show notes. However, Swift Healthcare is in its first year.  What we can offer currently are these imperfect show notes. The transcription is far from perfect. But hopefully it’s close enough - even with the errors - to give those who aren’t able or inclined to audio interviews a way to participate.  Please enjoy! Patrick Swift, PhD, MBA, FACHE: [00:00:00] Folks, welcome to another episode of the Swift healthcare video podcast. [00:00:03] I'm Patrick Swift. I'm delighted that you're here and I have a wonderful guest for you for this episode, Dr. Charles Binkley, Charles. Welcome to the show. [00:00:11] Charles Binkley, MD, FACS: [00:00:11] Thank you, Patrick. It's a real pleasure to be here. [00:00:14] Patrick Swift, PhD, MBA, FACHE: [00:00:14] Yes, I'm delighted. And, and Charles, Dr. Brinkley is, is, uh, based out of currently California. So you can feel the warmth for those of you watching this episode can feel the warmth. And if you're listening, I just want to encourage you to feel that California warmth and those rays. So Dr. Charles Binkley is. [00:00:32] Listen to this. He's an experienced cancer surgeon, bioethicist and healthcare quality leader. He directs the bioethics program at the Markkula center at Santa Clara university, the Jesuit university of Santa Clara of Jesuit university of the silicone Valley. I'm happy to throw that in there cause I love the Jesuits. [00:00:50]Dr. Binkley attended Georgetown university school of medicine, go G-town. And completed a surgery training at the university of Michigan awarded an NIH fellowship in pancreatic cancer research. Do you hear the theme here of ethics and care? Dr. Brinkley has served on the committee on ethical, legal and judicial affairs of the California medical association, as well as the board of directors of the San Francisco medical society. [00:01:14] He's a fellow of the American college of healthcare surgeons. He also directs. The healthcare ethics, internship, and Honzel fellowship in healthcare ethics at Santa Clara university. Dr. Brinkley, thank you so much for being on the show. [00:01:27] Charles Binkley, MD, FACS: [00:01:27] Patrick. It really is a pleasure to be with you this afternoon. And it is 70 and sunny out here in San