Ethical Decision Making in Times of Public Health Catastrophe

— filed under: Public Health Training

Tuesday, December 9, 2008; 12:00-1:00pm (Pacific)

Please feel free to submit your answers to the following questions in preparation for our follow-up session on ethical decision making in March. You can send your thoughts to Harvey Kayman at Harvey.Kayman@cdph.ca.gov or Francesca Holme at holmef@u.washington.edu.

Describe a real disaster situation that you experienced, in which you may have faced an ethical dilemma in decision making.
Provide examples of discussions you have had, or wished that you could have, with your co-workers about ethical decision making.

Description

People understand their own moral principles, usually intuitively and without much question. When serious disaster or disruption occurs and the world as we know it changes drastically, we learn that the way we see the world, the way we perceive cause and effect, and the way we evaluate our choices are not necessarily shared by others, even by loved ones or close coworkers. But if we discuss the principles behind our world views before catastrophe strikes, we can be better planners and decision-makers during crisis situations. Join us for this online, interactive session, which will be the first of three discussions of ethical decision-making in times of public health disaster.

Registration Information

Registration for live events is coordinated by individuals representing our partner organizations in the Northwest. See our registration information to find your nearest contact.

Presenter

Harvey Kayman, MD, MPH, comes from a small town in Louisiana, and was educated at Cornell University, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, University of California Berkeley, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After 25 years of pediatric practice with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, and 14 years as chief of patient education in the Fremont, California Kaiser clinic, he became a Public Health Officer; first as a district health director, then as director of maternal and child health for South Carolina, followed by work in emergency preparedness for California. More recently, Dr. Kayman designed and taught a course called Ethics and Public Health in an Age of Catastrophe at the University of South Carolina and then at the University of California Berkeley.

Learner Objectives

By the end of this session participants will be able to:

List and describe public health ethical principles and an ethical framework to resolve moral tensions raised by disaster situations.

Describe scenarios that illustrate how this ethical framework can be used.

Develop methods to make decisions with collaborators in the midst of a disaster.

Target Audience

This session would be appropriate for the following audiences:

Local and state public health practitioners and leaders
Public health nursing leaders
Local and state emergency management staff
Community collaborators, including law enforcement, faith-based organizations, and political representatives
Community stakeholders, including tribal peoples, the business community, and educators

Slides and Related Resources

Presentation slides

Session Archive

Play the recorded presentation [15 MB]

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Navigation Online Courses In-Person Tabletop Exercises Hot Topics Summer Institute Leadership Institute Degree & Certificate Programs Other Resources PH LearnLink Help iLinc Help	Info Ethical Decision Making in Times of Public Health Catastrophe — filed under: Public Health Training Tuesday, December 9, 2008; 12:00-1:00pm (Pacific) Please feel free to submit your answers to the following questions in preparation for our follow-up session on ethical decision making in March. You can send your thoughts to Harvey Kayman at Harvey.Kayman@cdph.ca.gov or Francesca Holme at holmef@u.washington.edu. Describe a real disaster situation that you experienced, in which you may have faced an ethical dilemma in decision making. Provide examples of discussions you have had, or wished that you could have, with your co-workers about ethical decision making. Description People understand their own moral principles, usually intuitively and without much question. When serious disaster or disruption occurs and the world as we know it changes drastically, we learn that the way we see the world, the way we perceive cause and effect, and the way we evaluate our choices are not necessarily shared by others, even by loved ones or close coworkers. But if we discuss the principles behind our world views before catastrophe strikes, we can be better planners and decision-makers during crisis situations. Join us for this online, interactive session, which will be the first of three discussions of ethical decision-making in times of public health disaster. Registration Information Registration for live events is coordinated by individuals representing our partner organizations in the Northwest. See our registration information to find your nearest contact. Presenter Harvey Kayman, MD, MPH, comes from a small town in Louisiana, and was educated at Cornell University, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, University of California Berkeley, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After 25 years of pediatric practice with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, and 14 years as chief of patient education in the Fremont, California Kaiser clinic, he became a Public Health Officer; first as a district health director, then as director of maternal and child health for South Carolina, followed by work in emergency preparedness for California. More recently, Dr. Kayman designed and taught a course called Ethics and Public Health in an Age of Catastrophe at the University of South Carolina and then at the University of California Berkeley. Learner Objectives By the end of this session participants will be able to: List and describe public health ethical principles and an ethical framework to resolve moral tensions raised by disaster situations. Describe scenarios that illustrate how this ethical framework can be used. Develop methods to make decisions with collaborators in the midst of a disaster. Target Audience This session would be appropriate for the following audiences: Local and state public health practitioners and leaders Public health nursing leaders Local and state emergency management staff Community collaborators, including law enforcement, faith-based organizations, and political representatives Community stakeholders, including tribal peoples, the business community, and educators Slides and Related Resources Presentation slides Session Archive Play the recorded presentation [15 MB] This recording can only be played with the iLinc player. Get the latest iLinc player from our software and plug-ins page. If you have the player and still can't view these archives, try this.

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