Episode Synopsis "Global Health Ethics"

In this episode, we interviewed Dr. Rodas, Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon and Director of VCU Program for Global Surgery at VCU Health, Director Acute Care and Systems Strengthening in Low Resource Settings (ACCESS) at VCU SOM, and President of the Cinterandes Foundation, to discuss global health ethics. We discuss the lessons Dr. Rodas has learned in his global health work with the Cinterandes Foundation, such as the importance of addressing social determinants of health and barriers to accessing care in addition to practicing medicine. We also discuss the ethical issues commonly seen in global work, including the pitfalls and short-term benefits medical mission trips provide a community and how to overcome these issues with long term engagement with a community. The conversation centers around the ethical principles of beneficence, non-maleficence and justice and how these are applied in prioritizing allocation of limited resources in global health and global surgery.

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• Surgical Ethics
• Transplant Ethics
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