TY - JOUR
T1 - The clinical ethics credentialing project
T2 - Preliminary notes from a pilot project to establish quality measures for ethics consultation
AU - Swiderski, Deborah M.
AU - Ettinger, Katharine M.
AU - Webber, Mayris
AU - Dubler, Nancy N.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The Clinical Ethics Credentialing Project was funded by: The United Hospital Fund, the New York Community Trust, The Health and Hospitals Corporation Foundation, and the Silverman Family Fund.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - The Clinical Ethics Credentialing Project (CECP) was intiated in 2007 in response to the lack of uniform standards for both the training of clinical ethics consultants, and for evaluating their work as consultants. CECP participants, all practicing clinical ethics consultants, met monthly to apply a standard evaluation instrument, the "QI tool", to their consultation notes. This paper describes, from a qualitative perspective, how participants grappled with applying standards to their work. Although the process was marked by resistance and disagreement, it was also noteworthy for the sustained engagement by participants over the year of the project, and a high level of acceptance by its conclusion.
AB - The Clinical Ethics Credentialing Project (CECP) was intiated in 2007 in response to the lack of uniform standards for both the training of clinical ethics consultants, and for evaluating their work as consultants. CECP participants, all practicing clinical ethics consultants, met monthly to apply a standard evaluation instrument, the "QI tool", to their consultation notes. This paper describes, from a qualitative perspective, how participants grappled with applying standards to their work. Although the process was marked by resistance and disagreement, it was also noteworthy for the sustained engagement by participants over the year of the project, and a high level of acceptance by its conclusion.
KW - Clinical ethics consultation
KW - Credentialing
KW - Ethics
KW - Standards
KW - Training
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U2 - 10.1007/s10730-010-9122-9
DO - 10.1007/s10730-010-9122-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 20431916
AN - SCOPUS:77953614430
SN - 0956-2737
VL - 22
SP - 65
EP - 72
JO - HEC Forum
JF - HEC Forum
IS - 1
ER -
