January 27, 2023
Charlie Gard was a young boy whose story was all over the international media in 2017. Read BBC article for factual background: The tragic case of […]
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January 27, 2023
The concept of “best interest” is often used when talking about our own welfare and the welfare an well-being of others. But the concept is not […]
August 8, 2022
Framing a Framework: A4R About A4R Accountability for reasonableness (A4R) is a highly influential resource allocation framework developed by Daniels and Sabin in 2002. The purpose […]
March 17, 2020
Trust None of us is in a position to “know” all of the things we might want or need to know in order to make decisions […]
March 17, 2020
The Duty to Provide Care A pandemic situation presents unprecedented challenges as organizations prepare to meet unforeseen demands and challenges and as individuals face their own […]
March 17, 2020
Tragic Triage, Thinking About – and Planning for the Unthinkable. What if… What if we don’t manage to “flatten the curve?” What if the health […]