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Speaking out on issues adversely affecting patient safety in a pandemic

Physicians have an ethical obligation to address conditions that adversely affect quality patient care. View the AMA guidance about speaking out on issues that affect patients during a pandemic.

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Obligations to protect health care professionals

Physicians have a well-recognized duty to provide care during a public health emergency, addressed in the AMA Code of Medical Ethics.

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Crisis standards of care: Guidance from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics

The Code of Medical Ethics provides foundational guidance for developing ethically sound crisis standards of care guidelines.

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Pandemic puts decision-making to the test. AMA offers expert advice.

Finite resources could force hard triage choices in COVID-19 care. Learn with the AMA’s medical ethics experts about the criteria to consider.

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Doctors obliged to provide pandemic care. It wasn’t always that way.

Two physician experts explore doctors’ obligations during pandemics such as COVID-19.

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In age of pandemics, how tough should vaccine mandates get?

Governments have various reasons for mandating vaccination. The AMA Journal of Ethics explores the preconditions and justifications.

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Coronavirus emergency: How U.S. is handling travelers from Wuhan

The fast global spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a public health emergency. Learn more about why travelers returning from Wuhan, China, are undergoing testing and monitoring.

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Measles outbreaks, quarantine and the AMA Code of Medical Ethics

In epidemics, physicians must balance their ethical obligation to patients with their responsibility for public health. The AMA Code of Medical Ethics provides guidance.

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4 ways to counteract medical misinformation

Fake medical news is an old phenomenon given greater life by the internet. Fighting it requires coordination among physicians and other key voices.

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