Implementing VA’s Authoritative Ethical Guidance in a Pandemic

Pandemic triage: the ethical challenge.

Commentary All editorial matter in CMAJ represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) or CMA Media Inc. I n their article describing a triage protocol for critical care during an influenza pandemic, Christian and associates (page 1377) 1 identify some of the medical and ethical issues that are likely to arise during a pandemic. The au...

A Matrix for Ethical Decision Making in a Pandemic

n recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in emergency preparedness. This is especially true in light of concerns about a pandemic of the H5N1 virus, the “bird flu.”* Ethical concerns include ensuring access to basic resources such as health care, and the duties of professionals to perform their task in the face of such events.1† Like other states, Oregon set out to establish an e...

Influenza pandemic preparedness: legal and ethical dimensions.

'Round-table' ethical debate: is a suicide note an authoritative 'living will'?

Living wills are often considered by physicians who are faced with a dying patient. Although popular with the general public, they remain problems of authenticity and authority. It is difficult for the examining physician to know whether the patient understood the terms of the advance directive when they signed it, and whether they still consider it authoritative at the time that it is produced...

Social justice is a global issue: ethical pandemic planning.

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