How to Make Ethical Healthcare Decisions in a Pandemic

In this session, we will go through the skills of ethical decision-making and action and how those skills help public health policy, hospital organization policy, and clinical ethics at the bedside, especially as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clinical Ethics:

  1. Ira Bedzow and Lila Kagedan, “The ethical minefield of prioritizing health care for some
    with Covid-19,” CNN.com, April 1,
    2020, https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/opinions/ethical-minefield-of-prioritizing-health-care-for-covid-19/index.html
  2. Ira Bedzow and Stacy Gallin, “When the current crisis passes, will we all still be created
    equal?” Citizens Voice, April 12, 2020, https://www.citizensvoice.com/opinion/when-the-current-crisis-passes-will-we-all-still-be-created-equal-1.2617229

Public Health:

  1. Ira Bedzow and Adam Block, “Weighing the economics, public health benefits of sheltering
    in place,” Modern Healthcare, April 6, 2020, https://www.modernhealthcare.com/opinion-editorial/weighing-economics-public-health-benefits-sheltering-place

Hospital Organization:

  1. “In Which Direction Should Leaders Look When Planning For The Next Stage,”
    Forbes.com, May 18, 2020, https://www.forbes.com/sites/irabedzow/2020/05/18/in-which-direction-should-leaders-look-when-planning-for-the-next-stage/#f5275394c420
  2. Ira Bedzow and Adam Herbst, “Hospital Industry Faces Reckoning: Where Do We Go
    From Here?” The GlobePost, May 15, 2020, https://theglobepost.com/2020/05/15/future-hospital-industry/

 

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