Transparent triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical part of medico-legal risk management for clinicians
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Close, Eliana, Willmott, Lindy, Cockburn, Tina, Young, Simon, Cairns, Will and White, Ben P.. 2021. "Transparent triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical part of medico-legal risk management for clinicians." Medical Journal of Australia. 215 (2), pp. 71-74.e1. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51079
| Article Title | Transparent triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical part of medico-legal risk management for clinicians |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 15323 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Close, Eliana (Author), Willmott, Lindy (Author), Cockburn, Tina (Author), Young, Simon (Author), Cairns, Will (Author) and White, Ben P. (Author) |
| Journal Title | Medical Journal of Australia |
| Journal Citation | 215 (2), pp. 71-74.e1 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| ISSN | 0025-729X |
| 1326-5377 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51079 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.51079 |
| Abstract | This article addresses the legal status of policy documents relied on by clinicians making resource allocation decisions in the context of public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. A lack of clear state-supported guidelines elevates risks for clinicians for the consequences of decisions that they have a professional duty to make in the interests of their community. The article argues that transparent triage policies are critical from a legal, as well as an ethical perspective. |
| Keywords | Australia; COVID-19; Guidelines as Topic; Health Personnel; Health Policy; Humans; Pandemics; Risk Management; Triage |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420306. Health care administration |
| 480605. Tort law | |
| 480701. Administrative law | |
| Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
| Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
| Centre for Heritage and Culture | |
| James Cook University | |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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