title: Epilogue: ethical goals for the future.
abstract: Based on the experiences of the Hearts and Minds of Ghana authors, I present possible approaches to the ethical questions that clinicians who participate in health missions and disaster relief programs often face.
authors.affiliation: Programs in Medical Ethics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 USA. edmund.howe@uhuhs.edu.
authors.forename: Edmund G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Howe
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001900:Boston; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D028663:Ethical Theory; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006040:Goals; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000941:ethics*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D017589:Immunization Programs; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000941:ethics*; D028681:Moral Obligations; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics*; D011634:Public Health / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D018635:Rescue Work / Q000941:ethics; D012648:Self Care / Q000941:ethics*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*