Pro/Con Debate: The Spell Expires at Midnight: Rationing Care to Children
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 2020 Critical Care Congress held February 16-19, 2020, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Learning Objectives
- Review ethical bases for limiting and rationing healthcare resources
- Compare international and U.S. healthcare practices
- Discuss the implications of rationing or limiting care specifically to children
- Delineate the international ethical standards for which limiting and rationing are acceptable
Pro: Rationing Pediatric Healthcare Outside the United States Is Common and Ethical, and the United States Should Join Them
Ahmeneh Ghavam
Con: Rationing Pediatric Healthcare Outside the United States May Be Ethical, but the United States Should Not Join Them
Henry Michael Ushay