Abstract

POVEDA-MORAL, Silvia; BOSCH-ALCARAZ, Alejandro  and  FALCO-PEGUEROLES, Anna. Advance Care Planning as a preventive strategy for ethical conflicts in emergencies during and after COVID-19. Rev. Bioética y Derecho [online]. 2020, n.50, pp.189-203.  Epub Nov 23, 2020. ISSN 1886-5887.

The events of the present CoVID-19 pandemic are causing serious threats to Public Health worldwide, specifically at the most vulnerable population groups. Emergency professionals have served as the first responders for the most serious cases of this disease. At the same time, they have made decisions in highly complex contexts where the prioritization of allocated care resources has generated ethically conflictive situations. The aim of this article is to analyze the importance of implementing the ACP as a tool in the emergency services to solve ethical problems that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the care of complex chronic patients or those with advanced chronic disease.

Keywords : advance directives; advance care planning; ethical conflict; emergency care; emergency departments; COVID-19.

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