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Item Ethics guide for health care practitioners: working under conditions of an influenza pandemic. Plan, Prepare, Practice [Pocket version].(2009-12-01T18:49:23Z) Indiana University Center for Bioethics; Indiana State Department of HealthThe Ethics Toolkit is designed to assist health care providers in carrying out their ethical responsibilities of caring for patients and families within the clinical environment during an influenza pandemic. In particular, the Toolkit is designed to give practical input on key issues facing health care practitioners, specifically: Altered Standards of Care; Vaccine and Antiviral Provision; Triage; and Workforce Management. Other issues are discussed in the Toolkit, but receive less comprehensive attention. The input for each of these issues is based on an Ethical Framework that provides a reasoned basis for decision making. In addition to this pocket-sized version, a 16 page, full-sized, color brochure is also available. Likewise, a separate, single sheet, "Patient Guide" (page 15) is available.Item Ethics guide for health care practitioners: working under conditions of an influenza pandemic. Plan, prepare, practice.(2009-12-01T18:37:50Z) Indiana University Center for Bioethics; Indiana State Department of HealthThe Ethics Toolkit is designed to assist health care providers in carrying out their ethical responsibilities of caring for patients and families within the clinical environment during an influenza pandemic. In particular, the Toolkit is designed to give practical input on key issues facing health care practitioners, specifically: Altered Standards of Care; Vaccine and Antiviral Provision; Triage; and Workforce Management. Other issues are discussed in the Toolkit, but receive less comprehensive attention. The input for each of these issues is based on an Ethical Framework that provides a reasoned basis for decision making. In addition to this full sized, 16 page color brochure, the Toolkit is also available in a pocket-sized version. Likewise, a separate, single sheet, "Patient Guide" (page 15) is available.Item Patient guide: Questions and answers about Altered Standards of Care. Plan, prepare, practice.(2009-12-01T18:57:14Z) Indiana State Department of Health; Indiana University Center for BioethicsThis patient guide address the following questions: What is an influenza (flu) pandemic? What are Altered Standards of Care? Will vaccines ("flu shot") and antiviral medicines work? and How will my family and I get vaccines and antiviral medicine? In addition to this patient guide, see the related: "Ethics guide for health care practitioners: working under conditions of an influenza pandemic. Plan, Prepare, Practice."Item Towards an Ethical Community Response To Pandemic Influenza: The Values of Solidarity, Loyalty, and Participation(2008-08-22T14:31:48Z) Klopfenstein, Mitchell Leon; Eberl, Jason T.Influenza pandemics are a fact of nature. Our human history is marked by global influenza outbreaks that have stricken large numbers of people with illness, caused many deaths, and disrupted the social and economic life of many communities, states, and nations. A novel influenza virus spreading efficiently human to human and causing severe illness causes an influenza pandemic. In the last three hundred years there have been at least ten influenza pandemics (IOM 2005; Osterholm 2005a). The twentieth century alone experienced three pandemics in 1918, 1957, and 1968 (HHS 2005). There is no single ethical framework robust enough to adequately address the various issues that arise in pandemic planning and response. Pandemic influenza is a social problem that requires a social effort in planning, preparedness, and response. The values of participation, loyalty, and solidarity are fundamental social values that are critical to sustain the life of communities. The study of these values will assist local officials with an ethical approach for developing pandemic response plans that ensures community participation, incorporates fundamental values, and minimizes conflicting obligations in the planning stages, which in turn inspires loyalty to the response effort and fosters an attitude of solidarity in the community during the pandemic.