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Case Study – Vaccination Mandates
A referring nephrologist believes that Sonya needs a kidney transplant for longer term survival, as well as improved quality of life. The transplant program to which Sonya is referred urges all patients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Case Study – The Isolated Long-Term-Care Patient and Scarce Resource Allocation
Patient is an 82-year-old female, who is currently a resident at a long-term care facility. The patient is suffering from severe dementia, COPD, and other conditions, and recently tested positive for COVID-19.
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Case Study –“But I’m Asymptomatic to the Virus!” Quarantine Ethics
Jane is 40-year old physician who is travelling back from providing free medical care oversees. She has been stationed in South America, where a new virus is spreading. Very little is known about the virus but is has been shown to be extremely contagious through the air.
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Pandemic Ethics Resources
Pandemic Ethics Resources Institutional Resources and GuidanceAccessibility Guidance Including VaccineAdvance Care Planning and Medical Decision MakingKansas and Missouri GuidanceOther State GuidanceOther Ethics ResourcesPandemic Webinar Series and COVID Ethics Updates Pandemic Webinar Series COVID Ethics Updates Institutional Resources and GuidanceEthical Considerations: Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: CHEST Consensus Statement PubMed.gov/NIH…
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