Trajectory of an ethics committee in primary health care
Carmen Nadal Agost,
Maggie Campillay Campillay
Abstract:Primary health care is an essential health strategy and represents the basis of the Chilean health system. The comprehensive health care model transitions from an entrenched paternalistic clinical relationship to respect for autonomy and a rights-based approach. This transition entails ethical conflicts in any provider network; however, these have been little addressed at the first level of care. This study investigated the case of a Health Care Ethics Committee in the O’Higgins region of Chile. For this purpo… Show more
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