SS28 THE FUTURE OF WORK AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: ETHICAL ISSUES AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, globalization, demographic changes, the introduction of new technologies, and possible risks of new pandemics and emergencies have enhanced the ethical challenges in public health and occupational health. It is the ethical duty of occupational health experts to be...

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Published in:Occupational medicine (Oxford) 2024-07, Vol.74 (Supplement_1)
Main Authors: Rantanen, Jorma, Valenti, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, globalization, demographic changes, the introduction of new technologies, and possible risks of new pandemics and emergencies have enhanced the ethical challenges in public health and occupational health. It is the ethical duty of occupational health experts to be prepared for such challenges. Prediction of future risks is an essential strategy for ensuring our preparedness. In both the preparedness and actual response, confidentiality, objectivity, integrity, conflict of interest, and communication about health hazards are important for experts in their relationships with individual workers, with employers and employees’ representatives, colleagues in the health sector, and the public.
ISSN:0962-7480
1471-8405
DOI:10.1093/occmed/kqae023.0181