Open disclosure: ethical, professional and legal obligations, and the way forward for regulation

Open disclosure: ethical, professional and legal obligations, and the way forward for regulation

Angus J F Finlay Cameron, L Stewart BEc, LLB(Hons), Ph.D.,  Malcolm Parker MB BS, MLitt, MD, https://doi.org/10.5694/mja12.10734 Summary Open disclosure (OD) after adverse health care events is the subject of a national standard implemented in state health policy documents and is included in the Medical Board of Australia’s code of conduct for doctors. Nevertheless, doctors […]

Ethical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Ethical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Robert, R., Kentish-Barnes, N., Boyer, A. et al. Ethical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ann. Intensive Care 10, 84 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-020-00702-7 Abstract The devastating pandemic that has stricken the worldwide population induced an unprecedented influx of patients in ICUs, raising ethical concerns not only surrounding triage and withdrawal of life support decisions, but also […]

Ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning

Ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning

Background A number of challenging ethical issues are raised by a potential influenza pandemic. Ethical concerns associated with the planning, preparedness and responses to future pandemics are important to consider, ensuring that response efforts are not hindered in the event of a pandemic. These include: priority of access to healthcare resources with increased demand and […]