Public Health Ethics in Action: Flu Vaccine and Drug Allocation Strategies

Public Health Ethics in Action: Flu Vaccine and Drug Allocation Strategies

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Panelists:

James F. Childress, PhD, Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics, and Director,
Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Lisa Kaplowitz, MD, MSHA, Deputy Commissioner, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA
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Wilfredo Lopez, JD, General Counsel, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NY
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Alan Melnick, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Clackamas County (Oregon) Public Health Division; and Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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Anne Murphy, JD, Chief Counsel, Illinois Department of Public Health, and President (2004-2005), Public Health Law Association, Atlanta, GA
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Moderator: Ruth Gaare Bernheim, JD, MPH, Director, Division of Public Health, and Associate Director, Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Learning Objectives:

Identify, define, and clarify the differences between the ethical and legal issues arising in allocation decisions;
Formulate and evaluate ethical and legal justifications for particular public health allocation strategies, drawing on the Public Health Code of Ethics;
Assess the role, potential conflicts of interest, and ethical obligations of public health lawyers in advising on allocation decisions; and
Organize and participate in an "ethics advisory" committee for a health department.

Resource Material:

Will be provided at the session.

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