4110.0 Expanding Ethical Inquiry: Training Public Health Officials

Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
State and local health departments and other agencies providing public health services encounter ethical challenges, among them allocating scarce resources, protecting individual rights, supporting marginalized communities, providing information transparently, evaluating program purpose and effectiveness, etc. Session 4110.0 provides opportunity to explore exemplary case studies, training modules, examples of ethics networking and partnerships, and other resources that have been developed to support ethical decision making in state and local public health settings.
Session Objectives: Describe resources - developed through recent CDC-supported research, consulation, and collaborations - that enhance formal, complete, and effective ethical analysis and discussion in public health agencies.
Moderator:
Daniel Swartzman, JD, MPH
Discussant:
Kenneth Goodman, PhD

10:30am
Developing public health ethics training: The role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Drue Barrett, PhD
  
10:50am
Methods for case analysis in the practice of public health
Leslie Wolf, JD, MPH
  
11:10am
Innovative partnerships for enhancing public health ethics training
Leonard Ortmann, PhD
  

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Organized by: Ethics SPIG

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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