With the advent of terrorist activities in this country, predictions of more overwhelming natural disasters such as Katrina, and a looming threat of emerging pandemics throughout the world, emergency managers should be examining the intricacies of legal and ethical issues of emergency management.
This course offers information about the existing laws and guidelines of emergency management, and examines the myriad of ethical issues that need to be addressed in today's disaster preparedness environment.
Topics include:
Understanding the legal environment - laws, regulations,
and guidelines of disaster preparedness
Altered standards of care
Individuals rights vs. the public good
Duty of care for first responders and health care personnel
Addressing limited resource allocation
Ethical and legal issues of isolation and quarantine
Palliative care
Avoiding the pitfalls of ethical and legal dilemmas Avoiding pitfalls of legal and ethical dilemmas
During a disaster, first responders and medical personnel may be asked to make difficult decisions, even life altering decisions. This is the course that will help you to be better equipped to handle these issues.
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