Transparent triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical part of medico-legal risk management for clinicians
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Article Title | Transparent triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical part of medico-legal risk management for clinicians |
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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 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
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 |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6w0q/transparent-triage-policies-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-critical-part-of-medico-legal-risk-management-for-clinicians
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