Reflections on the success of hospital ethics committees in my health system

Modern bioethics has grown from a relatively obscure philosophical discipline to an activity with broad implications across the healthcare delivery system. Activities of hospital ethics committees often include ethics education, policy development, and clinical ethics case consultation along with va...

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Veröffentlicht in:HEC forum 2006-12, Vol.18 (4), p.349-356, Article 349
1. Verfasser: White, 2nd, Earl D
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Modern bioethics has grown from a relatively obscure philosophical discipline to an activity with broad implications across the healthcare delivery system. Activities of hospital ethics committees often include ethics education, policy development, and clinical ethics case consultation along with various activities with institutional implications also known as organizational ethics. White provides observations on how his ethics committee functions.
ISSN:0956-2737
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DOI:10.1007/s10730-006-9025-y