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64. Case: Implementing an Anti-Obesity Strategy

The local health district is in the final stages of adopting a comprehensive organizational anti-obesity policy. Its development was led by a working group of diverse stakeholders from across the district and included an extensive consultation process. One aspect of the policy that generated a lot of discussion and debate at the working group was the suggestion…
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61. Case: Ending the Fluoridation of Water – A Public Meeting

The local town council has received a petition signed by more than 500 residents requesting the discontinuation of fluoride in the town’s water supply. Before making a decision on the matter, the council has decided to hold a “town hall” meeting to seek more input and help to educate its members and the audience about…
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60. Case: Health Care Providers Under Quarantine

My story starts in early April, during a routine day shift in our minor care area. A previously well middle-aged man, recently returned from Hong Kong, presented with fever. Because SARS was already recognized and we’d gone through the recent experience of a crash intubation with our first case at Vancouver General, this patient was…
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59. Case: HPV Vaccine for Boys

PEI is expanding its human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination program to include grade six boys. Girls have been receiving the HPV vaccine since 2007. HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted infection among young adults. It can lead to genital warts and, in girls, cervical cancer. For boys it can also lead to cancers of the…
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58. Case: Harm Reduction

Medical Officers of Health from British Colombia, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan have written to advocate for emphasizing harm reduction in the approach to cannabis and other illegal drugs (including possible legalization). “Evidence-based drug treatment programs are cost effective, and significant benefits should be derived, at both individual and societal levels, through an increase in scale.…
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31. Case: Stakeholders’ Role in Decision-Making

This case concerns parental involvement in decision-making related to maintaining a residential facility for adolescent patients. Due to a lack of sustainable funding, in consultation with the operations team, the facility board has made a decision to close the facility. The requestor indicated that the parents of the adolescent residents were concerned because they felt…
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30. Case: Awards – Who Gets Them and Why?

This case involves an organizational concern about inconsistency in the approach to applying for, being nominated for, and receiving awards. Specifically, the requestor identified that there wasn’t a process or policy in place to objectively review each application and there were inconsistencies in the process for selecting those to receive individual awards. Overall, the motivation…
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Category: Organizational Ethics

64. Case: Implementing an Anti-Obesity Strategy

61. Case: Ending the Fluoridation of Water – A Public Meeting

60. Case: Health Care Providers Under Quarantine

59. Case: HPV Vaccine for Boys

58. Case: Harm Reduction

31. Case: Stakeholders’ Role in Decision-Making

30. Case: Awards – Who Gets Them and Why?

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