Ethical challenges and moral distress among field epidemiologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As 'disease detectives' and directors of public health programs, field epidemiologists play essential roles in protecting public health. Although ethical issues receive considerable attention in medical and research settings, less is known about ethical challenges faced by field epidemiologists in public health programs. Similarly, little is known about moral distress among field epidemiologists, i.e., situations in which they are constrained from acting on what they know to be morally right. Moral distress is strongly associated with empathy fatigue, burnout, reduced job retention, and disengagement. To better understand ethics training needs for field epidemiologists, in February 2019, members of TEPHIConnect, an online and mobile networking platform for Field Epidemio

SUBMITTER: Cooke E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8924561 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature