The triage process needs to be public for accountability, particularly among disability groups most likely affected by decisions
Vardit Ravitsky et Bryn Williams-Jones demandent plus de transparence dans les protocoles de triage. Ils signent ce texte intitulé « The triage process needs to be public for accountability, particularly among disability groups most likely affected by decisions » paru dans Policy Options Politiques.
« Triage protocols – whether they are developed individually by Canadian provinces or as part of broader national initiative – can seriously affect the timely and equitable access to care. They may be more or less inclusive and more or less discriminatory towards certain groups. Clearly, difficult choices have to be made in difficult circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. But for triage protocols to be publicly acceptable, they must be developed in a transparent and accessible manner, and they must be subjected to rigorous public debate. Ethics is thus fundamental to both the content of triage protocols as well as the process by which they are developed. »