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On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and the sustained risk of further global spread. To discuss some of the ethical issues regarding COVID-19 we are joined by Dr. Ken Iserson and Becket Gremmels. This episode was recorded on Friday March 20, 2020.\n\nOur guests in this episode include:\n\n \tDr. Ken Iserson, Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine at The University of Arizona, Medical Director (Emeritus) of the Southern Arizona Rescue Association (search & rescue), a Supervisory Physician with Arizona\u2019s Disaster Medical Assistance Team (AZ-1), and a member of the American Red Cross disaster response team.\n \tBecket Gremmels, System Director of Ethics for CHRISTUS Health based in Irving, Texas. CHRISTUS Health can be found in 60 US cities and is comprised of 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as 175 clinics and outpatient centers.\n\nAdditional resources relating to or referenced in this episode:\n\n \tImprovised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, Ken Iserson\n \tJoint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator\n \tMust I Respond If My Health Is at Risk, Ken Iserson\n \tTriage in Medicine, Part II-Underlying Values and Principles, John Moskop and Ken Iserson