eLearning course ‘Ethics in epidemics, emergencies and disasters: Research, surveillance and patient care’ launched

The Global Health Network has developed a seven-module eLearning course which has been adapted from the WHO training manual and resources on:
‘Ethics in epidemics, emergencies and disasters: Research, surveillance and patient care’.
The course offers comprehensive training exploring the wide range of ethical issues faced by health professionals and policy makers working in the context of epidemics/pandemics and disaster situations, focusing primarily on the key areas of research, surveillance and patient care.
 
Topics include:

• Boundaries between public health practice, surveillance, and research.


• Processes for ethical review.


• Conflicts between the common good and individual autonomy in surveillance, research and clinical trials.


• Publication ethics.


• Triage, resource allocation and standards of care.


• Professional duties of health care workers during public health surveillance and research.