Physicians and other health professionals caring for seriously ill patients often face difficult decisions about appropriate care for their patients. These decisions can be emotionally laden under the best of circumstances, and become even more challenging under highly stressful circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Center Associate Director Rebecca Weintrabu Brendel, MD, JD, a psychiatrist and member of the AMA Council of Ethical and Judicial Affairs, discusses the issue in "4 ways COVID-19 is causing moral distress among physicians," a June 18, 2020 American Medical Association news story. Read the full story here.