Ethics by Committee: A Textbook on Consultation, Organization, and Education for Hospital Ethics Committees - Softcover

Ethics by Committee is a wonderful and welcome addition to the literature, providing a useful resource for institutions looking to start an ethics program, ethics committee chairs who would like to improve their existing ethics committee or consultation process, and individuals who serve on ethics committees or perform ethics consultations. It should be required reading for every member of an ethics committee and everyone doing ethics consultations. -- Douglas S. Diekema, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics This is an invaluable text for human ethics committee [HEC] members. It will be a very useful introduction for individuals interested in joining a HEC and a handy reference for those already enmeshed in the world of clinical ethics! -- Lainie Friedman Ross, University of Chicago Ethics by Committee is an exhaustive exploration and guide to the many dimensions of this complicated area of ethics practice. Both novices and veterans will find it illuminating and ethics committees will simply have to have a copy in their library. For newcomers it may well become required reading. -- Jonathan Moreno, David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, University of Pennsylvania

While tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees (HECs), almost no carefully prepared educational material exists for HEC members. Ethics by Committee is a one volume collection of chapters developed exclusively for this educational purpose. Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country contribute chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development.