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... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Organization and Administration > Professional Practice > Referral and Consultation > Ethics Consultation
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Ethics > Ethical Review > Ethics Consultation
... > Humanities > Philosophy > Morals > Ethics > Ethical Review > Ethics Consultation
... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics > Ethical Review > Ethics Consultation
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics > Ethical Review > Ethics Consultation

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Ethics Consultation  

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Definition

  • Services provided by an individual ethicist (ETHICISTS) or an ethics team or committee (ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL) to address the ethical issues involved in a specific clinical case. The central purpose is to improve the process and outcomes of patients' care by helping to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems.

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