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Chapter 28 - The Healthcare Ethics Committee as Educator

from Section 3 - Policy Development and Organizational Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2022

By
Kathy Kinlaw
Edited by
D. Micah Hester  and
Toby L. Schonfeld
D. Micah Hester
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine
Toby L. Schonfeld
Affiliation:
National Center for Ethics in Health Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs
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Summary

Of all the potential roles of HECs, that of “educator” arguably continues to be the most fundamental and enduring. In addition to traditional training opportunities, every policy examined, every retrospective review of a recurring issue at the institution, every organizational issue studied, and every ethics consult becomes an opportunity for education – not only for committee members but also for patients, families, and healthcare team members. An effective HEC will consider carefully and intentionally how its role as educator will be articulated and implemented and how the institution will evaluate the committee’s effectiveness in this role. Though education may not be the role perceived as the primary work of an ethics committee, the task of education by the HEC is essential to the committee’s ability to perform its other roles.

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Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees , pp. 245 - 254
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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