A Comparison of General Medical and Clinical Ethics Consultations: What Can We Learn From Each Other?

Abstract

Despite the emergence of clinical ethics consultation as a clinical service

Clinical ethics consultation in patients with head and neck cancer

“…In general, the ethics consultant serves as a neutral third party who reviews the clinical history, analyzes the complex issues at hand, and applies a reasoned approach to the problematic situation in order to reach a consensus and facilitate communication in order to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution or plan . There is no unified credentialing or training program for ethics consultants, and such individuals may be trained physicians, nurses, clergy members, social workers, or other professionals within the health care system .…”

Domestic Use of the Exoskeleton for Gait Training in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries: Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Practice

“…Even the family members have a specific role in the domestic use of the exoskeleton, because the patient needs another person to put on and to use the device. An essential requisite is to clearly and precisely show the different outcomes of the use of the exoskeleton while respecting the patient's choice (Kaldjian et al, 2005 ; Geppert and Shelton, 2012 ).…”

Master in “Clinical Bioethics Consultation”: an Italian training program for Clinical Ethics Consultants

“…The clinical ethics consultation needs specific skills to offer help to the applicant about a choice that generally has implications for the patient's life (Geppert and Shelton 2012;Schildmann et al 2013). Several field of study offer also a better advantage to the consultant also to organize or open by oneself a clinical ethics service.…”