Developing an ethical evaluation framework for coercive antimicrobial stewardship policies

  25 April 2024

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat, and coercive antimicrobial stewardship policies are being implemented. Ethical justifications for these policies include effectiveness, duty of easy rescue, tragedy of the commons, responsibility-tracking, harm principle, paternalism, justice and development, precautionary approach, and professional duties. A comprehensive ethical framework should be context-specific and aligned with the priorities, evidence, and needs of the jurisdiction.

Further reading: Public Health Ethics
Author(s): Tess Johnson
Effective Surveillance  
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