Objectives: The objective of this paper is to discuss principles relevant to ethical deliberation
in public health. Methods: Conceptual analysis and literature review. Results: Four …

… Ross E. G Upshur, … Ross Upshur receives support from the University of Toronto
through a Canada Research Chair in Primary Care Research, and from the Sunnybrook …

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the Toronto area earlier this
year forced medical and government workers to make hard choices, often with limited …

Background The sustainability of healthcare systems worldwide is threatened by a growing
demand for services and expensive innovative technologies. Decision makers struggle in …

Evidence‐based approaches are assuming prominence in many health‐care fields. The
core ideas of evidence‐based health care derive from clinical epidemiology and general …

Allocating Scarce Medical Resources for Covid-19 The Covid-19 pandemic has already
stressed health care systems throughout the world, requiring rationing of medical equipment …

Background: The outbreak of SARS in 2003 had a dramatic effect on the health care system
in Toronto. The main objective of this study was to investigate the psychosocial effects …

Background Planning for the next pandemic influenza outbreak is underway in hospitals
across the world. The global SARS experience has taught us that ethical frameworks to guide …

Background Artificial intelligence (AI) has been described as the “fourth industrial revolution”
with transformative and global implications, including in healthcare, public health, and …

… Analysis and interpretation of data: Juurlink, Stukel, Kopp, McGeer, Upshur, Manuel,
Moineddin, and Wilson. Drafting of the manuscript: Upshur and Wilson. Critical revision of the …