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National Center for Ethics in Health Care

Infectious Outbreak Response

NCEHC provides guidance for public health emergencies that present extraordinary ethical challenges.

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Goals of Care Conversations

Goals of care conversations are discussions between patients and health care teams to understand patients’ values, goals of care, and preferences.

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Veteran Data Use

VA launched Ethics Principles for Access to and Use of Veteran Data as part of ongoing efforts to protect Veteran data.

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Outbreak Response Goals of Care Veteran Data Use

The National Center for Ethics in Health Care serves as VA's authoritative resource for addressing the complex ethical issues that arise in patient care, health care management, and research.

We provide information, education, and consultation and oversee nationwide programs and quality improvement projects to help health care practitioners and administrators to understand and apply health care ethics standards.

We also provide information to Veterans, patients, and their families to help them understand ethical issues that relate to their health care experience.

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