Tuesday, September 21, 2021 4-4:30pm EDT
Navigating the Pandemic's Most Difficult Decisions: Science, Policy, and Ethics with Dr. Maxwell J. Smith, Bioethicist and Assistant Professor – Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, Member – Public Health Agency of Canada Public Health Ethics Consultative Group, Member – World Health Organization Ethics & COVID-19 Working Group, Member – World Health Organization ACT Accelerator Ethics & Governance Working Group
Allocating vaccines in scarce supply; closing schools versus keeping them open; postponing surgeries to preserve hospital capacity - the COVID-19 pandemic has required that we make profoundly difficult decisions. While scientific evidence plays a necessary role in informing these decisions, it is not sufficient, owing to persistent uncertainty and the invariably value-laden nature of policy decisions. So, how should these difficult decisions be made?
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0:00 Introduction of the speaker
1:23 Dr. Smith presentation begins
24:41 Question and Answer period
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