Pandemic plans exclude people with certain disabilities from being triaged for a ventilator. COVID-19 efforts need to focus on creative ways to build our supply of ventilators and other intensive-care resources, not devising 'who comes first' lists, a Canadian ethicist says.
Dr. Kamini Raghuram is a dual trained Neonatologist and Developmental Pediatrician at Sinai Health. Her research interests focus on the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born preterm and those with other fetal conditions, such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia and fetal neurological abnormalities.
Dr. Joelene Huber is a developmental paediatrician and the Medical Lead of the ABILITY Program at the Hospital for Sick Children. The ABILITY program aims to adapt and improve health care delivery for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and/or Intellectual/Developmental Disability who require medical care at the Hospital for Sick Children.