Ethics Consultation Service
The Department helped lead the establishment of an Ethics Consultation Service at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital that:
- Is staffed by professionals who are trained in health care ethics
- Helps patients and families facing difficult ethical decisions about care
- Assists doctors and other health professionals in ethical deliberation
- Mediates disagreements over ethically appropriate care
The Department is available to help institutions statewide regarding ethically challenging issues.
Resources
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Clinical Ethics Consultation
Assists in addressing uncertainty or conflict regarding ethical issues
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Advance Medical Directives
Helping express your healthcare wishes when if are unable to speak for yourself
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UAMS COM Professionalism Guidelines
Guidelines regarding ethical clinical care
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Ethics Videos
A series of educational videos on some of the most common ethical issues in medicine.