COVID-19

  • Read more: COVID-19 and the Politics of Reproductive Health: Global Perspectives
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    COVID-19 and the Politics of Reproductive Health: Global Perspectives

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    Event Description The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems around the world, displacing attention to other much-needed services and conditions. It has particularly impacted access to sexual and reproductive health goods and services⁠—not only in the U.S., as discussed in Reproductive Rights in 2020: June Medical Services v. Russo and COVID-19, but around the globe.…

  • Read more: Reproductive Rights in 2020: June Medical Services v. Russo and COVID-19
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    Reproductive Rights in 2020: June Medical Services v. Russo and COVID-19

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    Event Description 2020 has been a notable year for reproductive rights. On one hand, the Supreme Court has decided June Medical Services v. Russo, its first abortion-related case following the changeover from Justices Scalia and Kennedy to Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic has also impacted access to abortion, sexual health,…

  • Read more: Advance Care Planning in the Age of COVID: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications
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    Advance Care Planning in the Age of COVID: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

    Event Description Advance Care Planning (ACP) has never been more important than now. Our recent experience with COVID-19 lays bare ACP gaps and barriers that persist despite many years of promotion of ACP through public and clinical education. Federal and state regulators have implemented ACP waivers to address some of these concerns, but these waivers…

  • Read more: How to Run a Hospital during a Pandemic: Hospital Administration Ethical and Legal Challenges in the Time of COVID-19
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    How to Run a Hospital during a Pandemic: Hospital Administration Ethical and Legal Challenges in the Time of COVID-19

    Event Description Hospital administration is complex during the best of times. Hospitals are now struggling to respond to the surge of COVID-19 patients, including obtaining enough PPE, ventilators, and other materials. They must also manage a sharp decrease in revenue from a pause on most other medical procedures. Hospitals are also considering the needs of…

  • Read more: Data and COVID-19
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    Data and COVID-19

    Event Description John Snow famously used data to trace the source of a cholera outbreak, helping found the field of epidemiology. Data will play just as crucial a role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Cell phone geolocation data can help us contact trace. Individuals can use websites to report symptoms, both allowing us to triage…

  • Read more: Pandemic Resilience: Work and School
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    Pandemic Resilience: Work and School

    Event Description Meredith Rosenthal, Sharon Block, and Meira Levinson will discuss Pandemic Resilience and Work and Schools in this conversation on the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics’ COVID-19 white paper series. The discussion will be moderated by Carmel Shachar. In order to successfully combat the COVID-19 epidemic, we need to thoughtfully mobilize and utilize…

  • Read more: Incarcerated Populations and COVID-19: Public Health, Ethical, and Legal Concerns
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    Incarcerated Populations and COVID-19: Public Health, Ethical, and Legal Concerns

    Event Description Prisons, jails, and detention centers have been called ‘a ticking time bomb’ when it comes to COVID-19. One Ohio prison recently found that more than 70% of its inmates are COVID-19 positive. Social distancing is difficult to enact in these facilities, with some prisons stopping visitation and severely limiting the amount of time…