Public Health Out Loud

Medical Ethics Before and During COVID-19

March 18, 2022 Dr. Jim McDonald and Dr. Philip Chan Season 2 Episode 35
Public Health Out Loud
Medical Ethics Before and During COVID-19
Show Notes

This week’s guest expert is Dr. Tom Bledsoe, a general internist and chair of the Rhode Island Hospital Ethics Committee. Co-hosts Dr. Jim McDonald and Dr. Philip Chan ask him about how medical ethical issues are handled in Rhode Island. 

Do physicians have a different ethical responsibility from the average person? What were some of the ethical conundrums that arose during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic? Download this week’s episode to find out.