Educating healthcare ethics committees: A national dissemination project

HEC Forum ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 335-337
Keyword(s):  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Healthcare Ethics ◽  
Healthcare Ethics Committees

Commentary: Mrs. J—Culture and Healthcare Ethics Committees

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-540
Author(s):  
John R. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Healthcare Ethics ◽  
Healthcare Ethics Committees

The heart-rending story of Mrs. J raises many complex ethical issues. Key elements include suffering, disagreement, culture, religion, perspective, and facts. Overarching concerns include whose voices and stories should count, the connection of pain with suffering, and how healthcare ethics committees should respond.

scholarly journals Regulation of healthcare ethics committees in Europe

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Steinkamp ◽  
Bert Gordijn ◽  
Ana Borovecki ◽  
Eugenijus Gefenas ◽  
Jozef Glasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Healthcare Ethics ◽  
Healthcare Ethics Committees

Healthcare ethics committees, dialysis, and decisionmaking

HEC Forum ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J. Gorbien ◽  
Donna L. Miller ◽  
Dennis W. Jahnigen
Keyword(s):  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Healthcare Ethics ◽  
Healthcare Ethics Committees

Creare e coordinare una rete regionale di comitati etici per la pratica clinica. Risultati e lezioni apprese da uno studio qualitativo svolto in Veneto / Establishing and coordinating a regional network of healthcare ethics committees. Findings and lessons learnt from a qualitative research in the Veneto Region (Italy)

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
Enrico Furlan ◽  
Corrado Viafora ◽  
Nadia Oprandi ◽  
Sabrina Cipolletta
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Veneto Region ◽  
Healthcare Ethics ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Main Activity ◽  
Healthcare Ethics Committees ◽  
The Way

Mentre i comitati etici per la ricerca sono diffusi in tutta Italia, comitati etici esclusivamente dedicati alla pratica clinica sono piuttosto rari. Un’eccezione significativa è costituita dalla Regione Veneto, ove il governo regionale ha promosso fin dal 2004 la creazione di una rete di oltre 20 comitati etici per la pratica clinica (CEPC), al servizio di una popolazione di circa 5 milioni di abitanti. Questa notevole esperienza, tuttavia, non era stata finora studiata. Per colmare tale lacuna, sono stati progettati e realizzati quattro focus group (FG), al fine di indagare le opinioni di componenti esperti di questa tipologia di comitati, relativamente al modo in cui operano, alla rilevanza del lavoro svolto dai CEPC e ai bisogni da soddisfare per migliorare la qualità del servizio. L’analisi qualitativa di quanto emerso dai FG ha portato all’identificazione di tre temi principali, che sono presentati e discussi, vista la rilevanza che potrebbero avere per simili reti: 1) una dicotomia tra la rilevanza dei CEPC, sperimentata dai componenti dei comitati stessi, e lo scetticismo che circonda questi organismi; 2) una mancanza di omogeneità tra comitati, sia in merito alla loro attività principale, sia rispetto al loro rapporto con la direzione e al modo in cui sono selezionati i componenti; 3) la consapevolezza che i CEPC hanno bisogno di coordinamento e supporto. Dopo aver proposto un’interpretazione di questi temi, vengono offerte alcune raccomandazioni alle istituzioni sanitarie che volessero istituire una rete di CEPC che contribuisca a radicare e rafforzare la riflessione etica all’interno del mondo sanitario. ---------- While research ethics committees (RECs) are well established and widespread all over Italy, self-standing healthcare ethics committees (HECs) are relatively rare. A notable exception is the Veneto Region, where the Regional Government has promoted the creation of a network of over 20 HECs since 2004, serving a population of approximately 5 million inhabitants. This remarkable undertaking has not, however, been studied yet. To fill this gap, four focus groups (FGs) have been designed and carried out to investigate the opinions of expert HEC members as to the way HECs operate, the relevance of the work performed by the committees, and their most important needs in order to improve the quality of the services they provide. The qualitative content analysis has led to the identification of three main recurrent themes, which are presented and critically discussed, since they may be relevant for similar networks: 1) a dichotomy between the perceived importance of the ethics committee by HEC members and the widespread scepticism or indifference among healthcare professionals; 2) a lack of homogeneity among committees, as to their main activity, their relationship with the management of the hosting institution, and the way HEC members are recruited; 3) the awareness that these HECs need stronger coordination and support. After proposing an interpretation of these main themes, we conclude by giving recommendations to healthcare institutions wishing to set up a network of HECs with the aim of rooting and straightening ethical reflection within the healthcare setting.

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