New ACP case study addresses ethics in a health emergency

“Stewardship of Health Care Resources: Allocating Mechanical Ventilators during Pandemic Influenza,” a new case study from ACP's Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee, is available online for CME credit.

The case study examines the ethical issues presented when limited critical health resources must be allocated during a health emergency. CME credit is available through Medscape for completion of this and other ACP case studies in the professionalism case study series, which are available online.