Ethical issues in health care may include concerns with:
- Access to care or treatment
- Adherence to treatment or living at risk
- Advance care directives
- Beginning-of-life care or end-of-life care
- Capacity (ability to give consent)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Conflict of interest
- Conscientious objection
- Disclosure
- Diversity and cultural sensitivity
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- Informed consent
- Justice, equity and human rights
- Medical assistance in dying
- Moral distress
- Priority setting and resource allocation
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Respect for autonomy and empowerment
- Decision Making
- Withholding or withdrawing of treatment
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Requesting an Ethics Consult:
Most people want to do the right thing. However, sometimes you can feel that you’re being pulled in opposite directions by different values, beliefs or duties. In such cases, you may benefit from an ethics consult. Anyone may request an ethics consult.
You do not need to ask anyone for permission to contact the Ethics Committee. Simply email or phone the chair of your
Local Ethics Committee.
Saskatchewan Critical Care Resource Allocation Framework
The Saskatchewan Critical Care Resource Allocation Framework outlines the use of critical care resources within Saskatchewan Health Authority in the event that demand for critical care services overwhelms supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Framework applies to all adult (> 18 years old) patients requiring ICU care in Saskatchewan, not just those who test positive for COVID-19.