Institutional ethics committees: Legitimate and impartial review of ethical health care decisions

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory A. Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Health Care Decisions ◽  
Institutional Ethics

Institutional ethics committees: lessons from the Royal College of Physicians?

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Health Care Institutions

Some health-care institutions have ethics committees. The experience of the Ethical Issues Committee at the Royal College of Physicians is described. Ethics committees in institutions may be reactive or creative, must determine an agenda and must deal with dissent.

Ethics of Caring and the Institutional Ethics Committee

Hypatia ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty A. Sichel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Ethics Of Care ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Nel Noddings ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
Principles Of Justice ◽  
Ethics Of Caring

Institutional ethics committees (lECs) in health care facilities now create moral policy, provide moral education, and consult with physicians and other health care workers. After sketching reasons for the development of IECs, this paper first examines the predominant moral standards it is often assumed lECs are now using, these standards being neo-Kantian principles of justice and utilitarian principles of the greatest good. Then, it is argued that a feminine ethics of care, as posited by Carol Gilligan and Nel Noddings, is an unacknowledged basis for /EC discussions and decisions. Further, it is suggested that feminine ethics of care can and should provide underlying theoretical tools and standards for lECs.

Health Communication: Implications for Diverse Populations

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Amy Hasselkus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Health Care Decisions ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Health Related

The need for improved communication about health-related topics is evident in statistics about the health literacy of adults living in the United States. The negative impact of poor health communication is huge, resulting in poor health outcomes, health disparities, and high health care costs. The importance of good health communication is relevant to all patient populations, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Efforts are underway at all levels, from individual professionals to the federal government, to improve the information patients receive so that they can make appropriate health care decisions. This article describes these efforts and discusses how speech-language pathologists and audiologists may be impacted.

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