The traditional trinity of hospital ethics committees comprise of an ethics consult service,
policy development, and education. Many of these activities take place behind closed doors …

This survey describes in detail ethics committees (ECs) at acute care hospitals in Upstate
New York. It finds that in just two years (1984 and 1985), following the Baby Doe controversy …

This empirical study delineates the role of hospital ethics committees as a forum for the
airing of biomedical ethical concerns and assesses their possible future role within the …

Formed in 1983, the hospital ethics committee (HEC) at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
(NHMC) began its self education endeavors by reviewing literature and cases, accepting its …

Conclusion In light of the foregoing, we conclude that hospital attorneys, risk managers, and
other advocates despite the immense contribution which they may make to the process and …

What role, if any, should a Hospital Ethics Committee have with respect to informing newly-
admitted hospital patients of its existence, purpose, availability, and access route? To begin …

Hospital ethics committees typically engage in at least three normative activities: case
discussion and consultation, education, and policy formulation. 1 The common promise of …

Ethics committees ar becoming much more visible on the Canadian health care scene. They
range from research-ethics committees that decide whether research projects are ethically …

Stuart F. Spicker (ed.), The healthcare ethics committee experience: selected readings from
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Background As hospitals have grown more complex, the ethical concerns they confront have
grown correspondingly complicated. Many hospitals have consequently developed health …