263847 Examples from public health practice – TB case vignette

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 2:55 PM - 3:10 PM

Alan Melnick, MD, MPH, CPH , Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum Counties, Clark County Public Health, Vancouver, WA
The purpose of this presentation will be to provide an illustration of a public health ethics dilemma frequently encountered by local health departments. It will involve discussion of a case of multiple drug resistant TB. The case will illustrate how a local health director integrates ethics and legal powers to address the health needs of the community while respecting the rights of individuals and families.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective: Describe a common public health ethics challenge.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I serve as the Health Officer for Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington. I am also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. I serve as the Co-director for the Ethics Committee of the Public Health Leadership Society and have consulted with this group about implementing the Public Health Code of Ethics.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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