TY - JOUR
T1 - A Code of Ethics for Health Care Ethics Consultants
T2 - Journey to the Present and Implications for the Field
AU - The ASBH Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs Committee
AU - Tarzian, Anita J.
AU - Wocial, Lucia D.
AU - Lisa, Anderson Shaw
AU - Matheny Antommaria, Armand H.
AU - Bean, Sally
AU - Berkowitz, Kenneth A.
AU - Bruce, Courtenay R.
AU - Carrese, Joseph A.
AU - Childs, Brian H.
AU - Derse, Arthur R.
AU - Finder, Stuart
AU - Heesters, Ann
AU - Jurchak, Martha
AU - Katz, Aviva
AU - Lipman, Hannah I.
AU - Powderly, Kathleen E.
AU - Rosell, Tarris
AU - Shaner, D. Malcolm
AU - Shelton, Wayne
AU - Spike, Jeffrey
AU - Sprague, Stuart
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/5/4
Y1 - 2015/5/4
N2 - For decades a debate has played out in the literature about who bioethicists are, what they do, whether they can be considered professionals qua bioethicists, and, if so, what professional responsibilities they are called to uphold. Health care ethics consultants are bioethicists who work in health care settings. They have been seeking guidance documents that speak to their special relationships/duties toward those they serve. By approving a Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Health Care Ethics Consultants, the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) has moved the professionalization debate forward in a significant way. This first code of ethics focuses on individuals who provide health care ethics consultation (HCEC) in clinical settings. The evolution of the code's development, implications for the field of HCEC and bioethics, and considerations for future directions are presented here.
AB - For decades a debate has played out in the literature about who bioethicists are, what they do, whether they can be considered professionals qua bioethicists, and, if so, what professional responsibilities they are called to uphold. Health care ethics consultants are bioethicists who work in health care settings. They have been seeking guidance documents that speak to their special relationships/duties toward those they serve. By approving a Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Health Care Ethics Consultants, the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) has moved the professionalization debate forward in a significant way. This first code of ethics focuses on individuals who provide health care ethics consultation (HCEC) in clinical settings. The evolution of the code's development, implications for the field of HCEC and bioethics, and considerations for future directions are presented here.
KW - confidentiality and privacy
KW - ethics committees
KW - history
KW - organizational ethics
KW - professional ethics
KW - virtues
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U2 - 10.1080/15265161.2015.1021966
DO - 10.1080/15265161.2015.1021966
M3 - Article
C2 - 25970392
AN - SCOPUS:84929332936
SN - 1526-5161
VL - 15
SP - 38
EP - 51
JO - American Journal of Bioethics
JF - American Journal of Bioethics
IS - 5
ER -
