Ethically Navigating the Murky Waters of “Contingency Standards of Care"

Excellent article on the ethics around contingency and crisis standards from a historical perspective

CSC and COVID-19: What Did We Learn? How Do We Ensure Equity? What Should We Do? The linked discussion paper focuses on hospital application of Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) and provides suggestions on revising CSC based on COVID-19 experiences.

Crisis Standards of Care—More Than Just a Thought Experiment?

Excellent article on the politics of CSC activation and involvement of government . Reviews triage and life saving care.

Network for Public Health Law Crisis Standards of Care: Legal Decision Factors This memo identifies (1) factors or criteria generally interpreted or viewed as “unlawful” for purposes of Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) decision-making; and (2) remaining lawful bases for which CSC decisions may be made.

Navigating Legalities in Crisis Standards of Care

Solving the challenges of law and legal repercussions when CSC is invoked.

Should Covid Vaccination Status Be Used to Make Triage Decisions?

The relationships between each vaccine and interactions of different patient demographics or pre-existing diseases with resultant survival outcomes are undoubtedly complex and currently unknown. But if it is ethically questionable to apply vaccination status as a first-order consideration for critical care triage, might it be ethically defensible to use ..