Ethics Toolkit for Health Care Practitioners

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The Ethics Toolkit for Health Care Practitioners was developed by the Indiana University Center for Bioethics (IUCB), with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH).

The 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.

The Toolkit is intended to supplement relevant institutional, state and federal policies and procedures, not to replace them. Health care practitioners are encouraged to discuss policies applicable to their work, with the appropriate institutional official. Practitioners are given resources such as web-links, for further information.

This project was supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 5U90TP517024-09 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.

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    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 Bioethics
    This 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."
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    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 Health
    The 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.
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    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 Health
    The 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.