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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
4293.1: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 4:40 PM

Abstract #122061

ESAR-VHP = Emergency system for the advance registration of volunteer health professionals & state-based systems for identifying/mobilizing volunteer health professionals

James G. Hodge, JD, LLM, Center for the Law and the Public's Health at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Hampton House, Room 580, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, (410)955-7624, jhodge@jhsph.edu

This presentation will address the legal and ethical issues concerning the use of medical volunteers during public health or other emergencies through the Health Resources and Service Administration's Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) program or other volunteer networks. Among the major legal issues are concerns about the scope of emergency declarations, liability of volunteers and hosts, licensing, credentialing, worker's compensation, and privacy. It will frame the legal environment for maximizing the use of volunteers during emergencies; discuss major legal issues underlying successful use of volunteers, especially during emergencies; and provide meaningful solutions to potential legal issues underlying volunteer practices.

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion of this presentation the participant will be able to

    Presenting author's disclosure statement:

    I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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