It's Complicated: A Podcast About Healthcare Ethics in Practice
How Living in Rural Locations can Affect Access to Care
with
Dr. Christy Simpson
Ethics Collaboration Coordinator, Dept of Bioethics, Dalhousie University
Discussion questions:
What are our obligations as a society to ensure access to care for people living in rural communities who take on higher-risk occupations that are necessary to sustain our communities?
In your opinion, what is a reasonable expectation about how far you might need to travel to access some forms of care?
What do you think of the idea of having a specialist or a team of specialists travelling to rural communities instead of having patients travelling to them?
What benefits do you foresee with such a strategy?
