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2: Resources for Creating Policy

This section contains articles, news stories and reference guides on ethical frameworks for public health emergencies in general, and the COVID-19 pandemic, in specific.

Ethics Committee Resources

Uploaded 3/25/2020

Last Updated 3/25/2020

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Supplement to Hastings Center Ethical Framework for Health Care Institutions Responding to COVID-19: Preliminary Guidelines for Regional Collaboration Involving Hospitals

Uploaded 6/26/2020

Process Map for Univ.-of-Pittsburgh-Type Policies

Uploaded 4/14/2020

Flow Chart
Medical Record Analysis

HHS Office for Civil Rights in Action, March 28, 2020: Bulletin: Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Uploaded 4/13/2020

Hastings Center Bioethics Forum Essay: Disabusing the Disability Critique of
the New York State Task Force Report on Ventilator Allocation

Uploaded 4/13/2020

Aeriel View of New York
Seperated Beds

AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care) Joint Statement and
Guidance Document on Multiple Patients per Ventilator

Uploaded 4/13/2020

Potential Legal Liability for Withdrawing or Withholding Ventilators During COVID-19: Assessing the Risks and Identifying Needed Reform

Uploaded 4/13/2020

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MPS Score Triage Committee on
Allocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources
During a Public Health Emergency
(3/21/2020)

Uploaded 3/25/2020

SCCM (Society of Critical Care Medicine) Outbreak Ethics, Part 1 (PDF)

Uploaded 3/25/2020

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SCCM (Society of Critical Care Medicine) Outbreak Ethics, Part 2 (PDF)

Uploaded 3/25/2020

Pandemic Ethics Literature

by T. Cunningham

Added 3/19/2020

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Hospital Corridor

LIVE SITE - 
Hastings Center Ethical Framework
for Health Care Institutions

Added 3/19/2020

PDF -
Hastings Center COVID Framework,
March 16th 2020

Uploaded 3/17/2020

Holding Hands
Patient with Healthcare Nurse

Ethics Framework for
Emerging Infectious Diseases -
Denver Health Medical Center (002)

Uploaded 3/17/2020

MASTER LIST:
Ethical Issues/Triage During Flu Pandemic

Uploaded 3/18/2020

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Group 1: Model Policies - Drafts and Finals

Updated 6/26/2020

This section contains:
- policies written before the advent of this current COVID-19 pandemic
- policies in final form, written for this current pandemic
- policies in draft form

Group 2: Resources for Creating Policy

This section contains articles, news stories and reference guides on ethical frameworks for public health emergencies in general, and the COVID-19 pandemic, in specific.

Updated 6/26/2020

Group 3: Non-Policy-Related Resources

Updated 6/26/2020

This section contains tools, articles and materials dealing with a number of topics relevant to the non-policy aspects of managing the pandemic. These include, among others, caregiver care, communication materials, palliative care, and moral distress.

Group 4: SCBCC WebEx Materials

Updated 4/13/2020

This section provides a copy of the materials used in the SCBCC WebEx meetings.

Group 5: Medication Allocation

Updated 6/5/2020

This section contains guidance in the allocation of scarce medical resources, especially during the pandemic.

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