Communicable disease outbreaks: Ethics in an outbreak

Authors

Jeanette E. Ward, The University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow

Publication Details

Ward, J. E. (2020). Communicable disease outbreaks: Ethics in an outbreak. AJGP: Australian Journal of General Practice, 49 (Suppl. 42).

Abstract

The role of the general practitioner (GP) as the medical expert at the centre of Australia’s multidisciplinary primary healthcare system is never more acute than when populations are threatened by a communicable disease epidemic. This series is a refresher covering key concepts. This fifth article explores ethical aspects of public health action, information disclosure and research in an epidemic.

Keywords

epidemic, communicable disease, COVID-19, general practitioner (GP), role, ethics

Link to Publisher Version (URL)

10.31128/AJGP-COVID-42