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Item Altered standards of care for health care providers in the pandemic influenza(Indiana University, 2009) Kinney, Eleanor D.; McCabe, Heather A.; Gilbert, Amy Lewis; Shisler, Janna JoPandemic influenza will pose tremendous challenges to health care providers, state public health authorities, and the public. All will have to conduct business under the most adverse of circumstances. It will be difficult for providers to meet the customary legal standards of care imposed by state and federal regulatory authorities, as well as the common law tort system. This white paper will explore the legal issues associated with altered standards of care in pandemic influenza.Item Confronting the ethics of pandemic influenza planning(2008-07-24T14:46:15Z) Monroe, Judith A.Item Confronting the ethics of pandemic influenza planning: communiqué from the 2008 Summit of the States(Indiana University Center for Bioethics, 2008-07)Recognizing the vital role that public health departments play in planning for an outbreak of pandemic influenza, this “Summit of the States” was convened on July 14-15, 2008, on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana University Center for Bioethics. Invitations were extended to all 50 states, 6 territories and the District of Columbia. More than 150 delegates from 35 jurisdictions accepted, making this one of the largest gatherings of senior leadership from state and territorial public health departments ever convened to discuss the ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning.Item Ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning: four hot topics(2008-08-27T17:55:04Z) Gaffney, Margaret M.Item Ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning: North Carolina - healthcare workers' obligations to work(2008-07-23T21:00:55Z) Rhyne, Janelle A.Item The ethics of pandemic influenza planning in Indiana: legal perspectives(2008-08-27T18:08:18Z) Kinney, Eleanor D.Item Incorporating ethics into planning: Indiana's approach(2008-08-27T18:15:39Z) Meslin, Eric M.Item Introduction to Indiana's pandemic influenza preparedness plan(2008-08-27T18:03:15Z) Hill, Mary L.Item Minnesota pandemic ethics project: A look at vaccines(2008-07-23T20:44:16Z) Garrett, J. ElineItem Pandemic flu preparedness: ethical issues and recommendations to the Indiana State Department of Health(2009-06-29T16:36:53Z) Meslin, Eric M.; Alyea, Jennifer M.; Helft, Paul R.Four Recommendations are proposed: 1. the State must identify all healthcare workers who are deemed to be critically necessary during the pandemic; 2. the State and healthcare organizations should adopt a “high expectations, no punishment” approach to absenteeism; 3. the State should set and communicate expectations that healthcare institutions have adequate medical supplies and that these institutions ensure these supplies be made available to all personnel expected to interact with patients; and 4. the State should encourage healthcare institutions to establish clear policies for determining sanctions for noncompliance with expected responsibilities that are both fair and responsive to exceptional circumstances.