title: The role of ethics committees in hospice programs.
abstract: Ethics committees are still relatively new to hospices, aside from those that are directly related to hospitals. This article takes a brief look at how one company formed and trained its ethics committees for several hospices providing care in the home setting. It delineates the composition of the committee, how the committee is trained, the functions of an operating committee, the various types of committees, and takes a look at the pitfalls and problems of such committees.
authors.affiliation: Vitas Healthcare Corporation, Miramar, FL 33025, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Fife
mesh_terms: D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009937:Organizational Objectives