Ethics in Epidemics, Emergencies and Disasters: Research, Surveillance and Patient Care
2015
This training manual from the World Health Organization (WHO) provides information on ethical issues related to research, surveillance, and patient care in the context of epidemics, emergencies, and disasters around the world. It aims to build on the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) that serve as a coordination of the management of events that constitute of public health emergency of international concern, but hopes to fill the gap on other aspects of research, surveillance, and patient care for all countries. The manual has two parts: Part 1 covers ethical issues in research and surveillance such as ethics oversight and publication ethics, while Part 2 overviews patient care including triage, standards of care, and the professional duties of health care workers in emergencies. The manual includes seven core competences and 26 learning objectives that function as teaching modules to give participants a level of proficiency in ethical reasoning and awareness of ethical dilemmas that arise in global emergencies.
Ethics in Epidemics, Emergencies and Disasters: Research, Surveillance and Patient Care
Source:
Ethics in Epidemics, Emergencies and Disasters: Research, Surveillance and Patient Care: WHO Training Manual. World Health Organization 2015. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549349.