Abstract: Our objective was to explore, through Democratic Deliberation methods, whether Veterans at the Ann Arbor VA prefer a “First Come, First Serve” or “Sickest First” model for allocating treatment for Hepatitis-C when there are limited resources. In addition to expressing their policy preferences, Veterans offered nuanced insights into the treatment barriers Veterans are facing and how the VA may be able to overcome some of these barriers.
Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in MedicineCBSSM Seminar: The Veteran Voice in Treatment Allocations for Hepatitis C: A Model for Policy Decision Making
Akbar Waljee, MD, MSc Associate Professor, Internal Medicine; Staff Physician & Research Scientist Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System
January 15, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
NCRC, Building 10, G065
Sponsored by: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
Contact Information: Kerry Ryan kryanz@umich.edu
Abstract: Our objective was to explore, through Democratic Deliberation methods, whether Veterans at the Ann Arbor VA prefer a “First Come, First Serve” or “Sickest First” model for allocating treatment for Hepatitis-C when there are limited resources. In addition to expressing their policy preferences, Veterans offered nuanced insights into the treatment barriers Veterans are facing and how the VA may be able to overcome some of these barriers.