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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Patricia Miller Tereskerz, JD, PhD1, Alan Fleischman, MD2, Arthur Caplan, PhD3, and Johnathan D. Moreno, PhD1. (1) Center for Biomedical Ethics, University of Virginia, PO Box 800758, Charlottesville, VA 22908, 434-243-6659, pjm7s@virginia.edu, (2) Senior Vice President, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 5th Ave., New York, NY 10029, (3) Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Market St., Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19104
The events of September 11 and the ensuing anthrax episode have required public health to address challenging issues. Many of these have bioethical components. The purpose of this session is to identify, analyze, and discuss the following:
1. Overview of the uniquely repugnant nature of bioterrorism and the response it creates. Within this context, the ramifications of preventative methods will be considered, including risk of adverse affects associated with vaccination, liberty versus security, and professional responsibility of health professionals to treat infected patients. Panelist: Fleischman.
2. Allocation of Treatment: Biological or chemical warfare will compel the allocation of limited resources. Discussion will revolve around what legal and ethical principles should guide allocation of treatments and how this information should be available AND RESPONSIVE TO the public. Panelist: Caplan
3. Research and Bioterrorism: Experimentation with new agents against biological and chemical weapons must proceed rapidly, and by necessity, is often shrouded in secrecy. Discussion will include consideration of the ethical standards that should guide such experimentation and the role of informed consent. Panelists: Moreno; Tereskerz
Learning objectives are to provide participants with an overview of the selected topics so that they are able to: 1. Articulate and identify the associated ethical issues and 2. analyze, assess, and consider relevant ethical principals when called upon to make decisions.
Learning Objectives: Learning objectives are to provide participants with an overview of the selected topics so that they are able to
Keywords: Bioethics, Bioterrorism
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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: N/A
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.