2021 Public Health Ethics & Law Flashcards

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List the ethical framework of COVID19 Vaccine used by NACI.

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  • Respect for persons & communities (Right to exercise informed choice based on all available evidence)
  • Beneficence & Non-maleficence (Promotion of well-being, minimizing the risk of harm vs benefits)
  • Proportionality (Measures hsould be proportionate to the level of risk and benits gained )
  • Effectiveness (Reasonable likelihood that the action will achieve golas and will be feasible)
  • Precaution (Take prudent action in the face of scientific uncertainty)
  • Preciprocity (Minimizing the disproportionate burden face by those taking on additional risk to protect the public)
  • Justice (Treat people and groups with equal concern and respect)
  • Trust(Long term reliability, integrity, sustainable and mutually fair relationship with individuals and communities

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization/national-advisory-committee-on-immunization-naci/recommendations-use-covid-19-vaccines.html#a12a

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List 6 fair information principles from PIPEDA

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https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/privacy-laws-in-canada/the-personal-information-protection-and-electronic-documents-act-pipeda/p_principle/

CALI-SOCIAL

Consent

Accuracy of information

Limiting collection (only those needed for the purposes identified by the organization)

Indentifying purpose for collection

Safeguards in place

Openness

challenging Compliance

Accountability

Indivudal access

Limiting use, disclosure, retention

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How does Department of Health Act relate to public health?

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Public health surveillance activities mandated under the Department of Health Act, the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, and the Statistics Act.

The Department of Health Act gives the Minister of Health “the power, subject to the Statistics Act, to collect, analyze, interpret, publish and distribute information related to public health.”

https://www.loc.gov/law/help/health-emergencies/canada.php

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