010 “Ethics Consultation” and “Clinical Ethics Committees“ (CECs) in Medicine: Entirely “experimental” and not yet “fit for purpose”
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Developing clinical ethics committees.
Formal clinical ethics review first developed in the USA and most hospitals there have structures in place. This is often a clinical ethics committee. Developments have been slower in the UK, where there has been uncertainty and variability about the role of clinical ethics committees. Even in the USA, their exact role is uncertain. Although we now have a good idea of the mechanisms for ethical...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002293.41