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Improve ethics consults based on feedback and critique

Regularly scheduled peer review, surveys of stakeholders, and demonstration of continuous improvement of policies are some approaches to improve ethics consults.

Expand bioethics role: Become more involved in organizational ethics

Some bioethicists are expanding their role beyond case consultation into organizational ethics, but may encounter barriers such as lack of support from leadership.

Data collection at point of care: Does project require IRB approval?

More data are being collected at the point of care with the goal of improving quality, but there is widespread uncertainty as to what kind of oversight quality improvement research requires.

Medical Ethics Advisor - Full February 2014 Issue in PDF

Ethical responses when cost of care becomes the issue

More than half of rheumatologists who responded to a 2013 survey reported the high cost of treatment for their patients as an ethical concern.

A Worldwide Assessment of Procedure-Related Pain Intensity and Distress in ICU Patients