| Acute clinical ethics consultation: the practicalities. | |
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PMID: 15310255 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In Australia there has been only limited experience with ethics consultation, and there are no reports of practical details. In 1999, the Institutional Clinical Ethics Committee at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, initiated an Acute Clinical Ethics Service (ACES) to formalise a perceived need within the hospital for ethics consultation. This need had previously been met by ad-hoc councils of "wise men". The ACES approach uses a team of people with different perspectives to provide an ethics consultation in a timely manner. Our initial experience of ACES has shown that a formal process of ethics consultation may be preferable to informal approaches in many circumstances; even when genuine consensus is not possible, an ethics consultation nevertheless provides an opportunity to share different points of view and helps to avoid practices that may be unacceptable. The specific implications of acute ethics consultations are not yet fully elucidated. |
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Authors:
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Andrew W Gill; Peter Saul; John McPhee; Ian Kerridge |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 181 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2004 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-08-16 Completed Date: 2004-10-05 Revised Date: 2006-11-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 204-6 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Women's and Children's Health Service, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bagot Rd, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia. andy.gill@health.wa.gov.au |
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Abortion, Induced
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ethics Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Australia Child Down Syndrome Ethics Committees, Clinical* Female Humans Male Mental Retardation Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, Second Resuscitation Orders / ethics Withholding Treatment / ethics |
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Med J Aust. 2004 Aug 16;181(4):180-1
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15310248
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