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Evaluation of a paediatric clinical ethics service
Author(s) -
Jansen Melanie A,
Schlapbach Luregn J,
Irving Helen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.13933
Subject(s) - medicine , service (business) , family medicine , pediatrics , economy , economics
Aim To evaluate a paediatric clinical ethics service incorporating both normative and empirical analysis. Methods Section 1: Review of consensus guidelines to identify emerging standards for clinical ethics services (CES) and evaluation of the service in relation to these. Section 2: Description of service activity data. Section 3: Feedback from clinical staff involved in clinical ethics consultations was collected using a web‐based survey. Results Four guideline documents were reviewed, and clear emerging consensus standards were identified. Our service fulfils identified knowledge and skill core competencies and at least partially fulfils all of the identified service‐level standards. Clinicians report that clinical ethics consultation decreases their moral distress. Conclusions There is emerging consensus for staff competencies and service‐level standards for CES. The role of CES in staff well‐being needs to be explored. Collaborative, multi‐modal research to develop standards and evaluate CES is needed.