Clinical ethics committees--pros and cons.

Clinical ethics committees--pros and cons.

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...

Pros & Cons

As scientists who are also clinicians, we should approach research work and clinical therapy with an objective attitude, bearing in mind that there are two sides to every theory. In particular, we hope the reader realizes the pros and cons of each situation. We already knew that the patients in the hospital might improve faster with more family contact, but family in the intensive care unit cou...

Development of clinical ethics committees.

http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/328/7445/950 Updated information and services can be found at: These include: References http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/328/7445/950#BIBL This article cites 7 articles, 3 of which can be accessed free at: Rapid responses http://bmj.com/cgi/eletter-submit/328/7445/950 You can respond to this article at: http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/328/7445/950#responses free ...

Creep Feeding – Pros and Cons

“To creep or not to creep?” That is the question that many Mississippi beef producers wrangle with in managing calf nutrition. Producers often have several arguments for either allowing calves creep supplementation access or for keeping creep access off limits. A 1996 survey conducted by USDA’s National Health Monitoring System reported that 19.5% of cow-calf operations in the Southeast utilize...