Title of article
Medicine and humanism in the time of COVID-19. Ethical choices
Author/Authors
Doldi, Marco Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Settentrionale, Sezione di Genova, Genoa, Italy , Moscatelli, Andrea IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, U.O.C. Terapia intensiva Neonatale e Pediatrica, Dipartimento Integrato di Alta Intensitàdi Cura e Chirurgia, Genoa, Italy , Ravelli, Angelo IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, U.O.C. Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, Genoa, Italy , Spiazzi, Raffaele IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Direzione Sanitaria, Genoa, Italy , Petralia, Paolo IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Direzione Generale, Genoa, Italy
Pages
10
From page
1
To page
10
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic has been the most defining event of our era. The world of healthcare has experiencedfirst-hand the dramatic situation of treating patients in the face of the dangers of contagion and limited re-sources. Difficult choices have everywhere been made alongside ethical reflection. Now that the viral infection is resurging, after a transient period of decline, there is an urgent need for fresh, anthropological, ethical reflection. It is important to avoid being unprepared to the possible occurrence of a similar event in the future, but above all, to now think in global terms. This is because the pandemic has forced us to recognise the urgency of building alliance in healthcare and a balanced relationship with the environment. (www.actabiomedica.it)
Keywords
COVID-19 , ethics , bioethics
Journal title
Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2622521
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