Desperate Times Call for Different Measures Building Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has revealed weaknesses in the
health care system and how we deliver care. The Emergency
Department is often on the frontline when making difficult
decisions regarding care when resources become scarce. It is
important to address this with education on crisis standards of
care as well as scrutiny of existing models. This includes
challenging how they are best designed to meet our current needs,
where there might be crucial gaps in the assessment of need and
delivery of care, and when they must be implemented.
Presenter:
Martha Meredith Masters, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
